Scientists are using trapped ions in cutting-edge experiments to hunt for signs of an undiscovered particle that might help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The Standard Model of particle physics o ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

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Publication title Fundamentals of Laser Spectroscopy for Atoms and Diatomic Molecules Purdue author Robert Lucht Publisher Cambridge University Press Publication date December 2024 About the book ...

Hot, fast-moving particles dominated the cosmos after the burst of energy known as the Big Bang that scientists believe triggered the universe's expansion 13.7 billion years ago.

Lacquers, paint, concrete—and even ketchup or orange juice: Suspensions are widespread in industry and everyday life. By a suspension, materials scientists mean a liquid in which tiny, insoluble solid ...

An 11-year-long survey of the particles and antiparticles near our sun is unlocking our solar system’s history – and raising new mysteries about the particles themselves.

But if those particles aren't strange enough for you, I'm here to help. There are other particles that are so rare, we're not even sure they exist.

For example, let's look at the case of quantum spin, a property of subatomic particles. For particles like electrons, the spin can be in one of two states, either up or down.

Fermions are just one of the basic categories of particles, and almost all of them are Dirac, meaning they have a complementary and distinctive antiparticle—think electron and positron.