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Symmetry: 2016 year in particle physics
Scientists furthered studies of the Higgs boson, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy and cosmic inflation and continued the search for undiscovered particles, forces and principles.
Symmetry: A Syllabus in Cosmic Rays
What have scientists learned in five years of studying cosmic rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment?
Q&A: What More Can We Learn About the Higgs?
Four physicists discuss Higgs boson research since the discovery.
Symmetry: In Search of a Parallel Universe
What are parallel universes, and why do we think they might exist?
SLAC Theoretical Physicist James Bjorken to Share 2017 Wilson Prize
The prize, shared with Sekazi Mtingwa and Anton Piwinski, honors theoretical work that helped sharpen the focus of beams at a wide variety of particle accelerators.
SLAC Summer Institute Students Envision a New Energy Frontier
Participants of SLAC’s summer school learned about the next generation of collider physics through lectures, topical conference talks, student projects, poster sessions and tours.
Physicist Trio Amplifies SLAC Research on Mysterious Forms of Matter
The scientists develop methods to study neutrinos from star explosions and search for unknown particles and forces with possible ties to dark matter.
Symmetry: The Deconstructed Standard Model Equation
The Standard Model is far more than elementary particles arranged in a table.
Symmetry: The Most Important Website in Particle Physics
The first website to be hosted in the US has grown to be an invaluable hub for open science.
Symmetry: Daya Bay Discovers a Mismatch
The latest measurements from the Daya Bay neutrino experiment in China don’t align with predictions from nuclear theory.
