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Tomorrow’s physics test: machine learning

Machine learning is becoming an essential part of a physicist’s toolkit. How should new students learn to use it?

May 7, 2024
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Symmetry: Physics vocabulary, AI edition

Do you know your convolutional neural networks from your boosted decision trees?

April 18, 2024
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US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs

Physicists in the United States support the development of an off-shore Higgs Factory.

October 8, 2024
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A first-person view of physics history

Michael Riordan has spent decades ruminating on the history of physics, including events he participated in himself.

October 15, 2024
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Scaling up the dark matter search

Physicists are preparing for the next generation of dark-matter experiments. 

June 18, 2024
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Applications of quantum mechanics at the beach

How does sunscreen work on the atomic level?

August 8, 2023
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From sea to scientific sea

Take a tour of the 17 national laboratories across the United States.

October 22, 2024
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The potential of plasma wakefield acceleration

Scientists around the world are testing ways to further boost the power of particle accelerators while drastically shrinking their size.

March 14, 2019
Scientists around the world are testing ways to further boost the power of particle accelerators while drastically shrinking their size.
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Symmetry: Looking at a new quantum revolution

This month, Symmetry presents a series of articles on the past, present and future of quantum research—and its many connections to particle physics, astrophysics...

January 11, 2022
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Symmetry: Are you a Higgs expert? Take this quiz to find out!

July 4 marks the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson.

June 28, 2022
Higgs Boson!
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The quantum squeeze

A technique from the newest generation of quantum sensors is helping scientists to use the limitations of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to their advantage.

January 25, 2022
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More than one way to make a qubit

Scientists are exploring a variety of ways to make quantum bits. We may not need to settle on a single one.

January 24, 2022
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