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Investigating how gluons help protons get their spin
The internal structure of a proton (left) in a lithium atom. The proton is made up of three quarks, but its spin does not correspond to the sum of the spins of the quarks. @ CAROL & MIKE WERNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY An analysis by physicists of colliding protons is tackling the mystery of where protons get their intrinsic property known as spin1. Along with neutrons, protons are housed inside an atom’s nucleus. Like many subatomic particles, they carry spin—an internal proper
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Accelerating waves shed light on major problems in physics
Researchers at Tampere University and the University of Eastern Finland have reached a milestone in a study where they derived a new kind...
Oct 23, 20234 min read
Physics Nobel Prize 2023: Flashes of Light Catch Electrons in the Act
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier "for experimental methods that generate...
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Milestone for novel atomic clock
An international research team has taken a decisive step toward a new generation of atomic clocks. At the European XFEL X-ray laser, the...
Sep 28, 20234 min read
Hope for revolutionary high-temperature superconductor lives on
LK-99 is the name of the material that is being hotly debated around the world these days: A Korean research group published results at...
Aug 4, 20234 min read
Probing the properties of vacuum in nuclei
By creating special atoms, RIKEN physicists have measured how the extremely high density of atomic nuclei influences the properties of...
Jul 21, 20232 min read
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