Mar 17 2011
Gravitational Affairs: LIGO’s Little Black Box
For the last several weeks, there have been whispers of excitement surrounding possible new results from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory (LIGO).
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Mar 13 2011
THEMIS Tracks the Origins of Solar Substorms
NASA scientists have gleaned new insights into the origins of fast-moving electrons during substorms in the Earth's magnetosphere, according to a new paper.
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Mar 07 2011
Einstein’s Not-So-Ivory Tower
The "Einsteinturm" can be found in the German town of Potsdam, a building that should really be in your physics building tour guide.
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Mar 02 2011
Higgs is Still Hiding in Quantum Haystack
When looking for a needle in a haystack, what's the best method for finding said needle? One method would be to find where the needle isn't hiding.
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Feb 24 2011
The Soviet Particle Accelerator That Time Forgot
In the late 1980s the USSR had begun work on what would have been the largest particle accelerator on the planet. Alas, it was never finished and only an eerie tunnel system remains.
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Feb 21 2011
US Researchers Defend Animal Testing
The subject may be unpalatable, but animal research has improved the quality of human life.
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Jan 11 2011
Tevatron to Shut Down; Could Have an ‘Afterlife’
It's confirmed: The world-class particle accelerator will be switched off at the end of 2011. What will become of the Tevatron after retirement?
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Dec 10 2010
Closing in on Gravitational Waves
As the hunt for gravitational waves intensifies, a graduate student has an idea as to where the gravitational wave detectors should be looking.
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Dec 10 2010
Closing in on Gravitational Waves
As the hunt for gravitational waves intensifies, a graduate student has an idea as to where the gravitational wave detectors should be looking.
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Nov 28 2010
In the Beginning, the Universe Was a Liquid
After colliding lead ions at close to the speed of light, physicists at the LHC have discovered the Universe acted like a fluid in the moments immediately after the Big Bang.
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