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Symmetry: All hands on deck
Some theorists have taken to designing their own experiments to broaden the search for dark matter.
Symmetry: Retired equipment lives on in new physics experiments
Physicists often find thrifty, ingenious ways to reuse equipment and resources.
Tangled magnetic fields power cosmic particle accelerators
SLAC scientists find a new way to explain how a black hole’s plasma jets boost particles to the highest energies observed in the universe. The results could also prove useful for fusion and accelerator research on Earth.
Symmetry: LHC ends second season of data-taking
During the last four years, LHC scientists have filled in gaps in our knowledge and tested the boundaries of the Standard Model.
Scientists present ideas for next-gen accelerator experiments
An advisory committee is evaluating proposals for first experiments at SLAC’s future FACET-II accelerator facility.
Symmetry: Five mysteries the Standard Model can’t explain
Our best model of particle physics explains only about 5 percent of the universe.
Missing gamma-ray blobs shed new light on dark matter, cosmic magnetism
Astrophysicists use a catalog of extended gamma-ray sources spotted by Fermi spacecraft to home in on mysterious properties of deep space.
Symmetry: The 3-ton ruler
A specialized measuring machine at SLAC is helping scientists build precise detectors for the ATLAS experiment.
Peering into 36-million-degree plasma with SLAC’s X-ray laser
In a first, researchers measure extremely small and fast changes that occur in plasma when it’s zapped with a laser. Their technique will have applications in astrophysics, medicine and fusion energy.
Symmetry: Dark matter vibes
New technology could help future SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment expand the search for light dark matter particles.
