Symmetry Magazine12 天
Dark Matter Day Q&A: Olivia Valentino
Student scientist Olivia Valentino shares what it’s like to work on a dark matter detector thousands of feet underground.
Symmetry Magazine9 年
The Standard Model of Particle Physics
The Standard Model is a kind of periodic table of the elements for particle physics. But instead of listing the chemical elements, it lists the fundamental particles that make up the atoms that make ...
Symmetry Magazine5 天
Recognizing Rosemary Fowler
A physicist reflects on learning about a hidden figure whose research helped inspire her own. I have a vivid memory of sitting cross-legged in a quiet corner of the V&A, the Victoria and Albert Museum ...
Symmetry Magazine8 年
From sea to scientific sea
At the end of World War II, the United States was left with a sprawling set of advanced research facilities, originally set up in the race to produce nuclear weapons. Rather than stopping the science, ...
Symmetry Magazine26 天
A first-person view of physics history
Michael Riordan has spent decades ruminating on the history of physics, including events he participated in himself. The American Physical Society announced today that they will award physicist and ...
Symmetry Magazine1 年
explain it in 60 seconds
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Symmetry Magazine3 年
Your physics vocabulary
Antimatter is matter’s natural counterpart.
Symmetry Magazine1 年
Peter Meyers, Princeton University
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Symmetry Magazine1 年
basic research
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