Particle Physics

India is contributing a tenth of the tech going into the largest nuclear reactor of its kind

ITER is the biggest nuclear fusion experiment and the largest scientific project to be undertaken in history.

CERN's LHCb experiment hints at why universe has more matter than antimatter

The LHCb experiment has observed an anomaly in particles made of charm quarks for the first time.

CERN's new FASER laboratory to help researchers look for dark matter from 2021

The researchers are looking to record their first data when the LHC starts up again in 2021.

Why the dark matter storm hurtling through our galaxy is more exciting than scary

The storm isn't a threat to Earth & could be more cause to party than panic (if you're a physicist).

CERN scientists help Indian students decode particle physics at science conclave

The two-day event was attended by around 1,000 participants from 20 schools and one university

Particle accelerator to study the brain, degenerative disease inaugurated in Brazil

The accelerator will help study the brain and degenerative diseases like Parkinson's & Alzheimer's.

Elusive decay of Higgs Boson to tiny quarks observed by physicists at long last

The Higgs particle's elusive decay to quarks has now been documented by the particle accelerator

ECG Sudarshan dies at 86: Theoretical physicist was nominated for Nobel Prize multiple times

The world of science has lost an eminent physicist with the passing away of Prof. ECG Sudarshan, who was nominated for Nobel Prize several times.

Particle physics seems to have ceded the glamour and excitement of new discoveries to astrophysics

Astrophysicists recently announced the discovery of an ancient collection of stars 9,700 light years away from Earth with an age of 13.2 billion years

India signs agreement to become an Associate Member State of CERN

The agreement will come into force once India officially notifies CERN of its approval. Pakistan, Turkey and Ukraine are the Associate Member States.