Particle Physics

The Standard Model of particle physics has a tiny missing link called the Higgs boson. Its discovery would provide the explanation for the existence of mass

Jan 11, 2012 – Harvey Craft

Here is a brief explanation of the controversial "faster than light" neutrinos sent from CERN's LHC (Large Hadron Collider) to the OPERA neutrino detector.

Oct 15, 2011 – Mike DeHaan

Scientists are racing to discover the details and location of Higgs Boson, the particle which is the key to defining how and why our universe works.

Jul 27, 2011 – Chris McKee

Physicists classify radiation into three types. Alpha and beta radiation is actually particles. Gamma radiation is high energy electromagnetic waves.

Mar 21, 2011 – Paul A. Heckert

NASA's Fermi gamma-ray telescope has discovered that thunderstorms produce positrons, a type of antimatter in Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs).

Jan 12, 2011 – Paul A. Heckert