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Small, Short-Lived Drops of Early Universe Matter
Particle flow patterns suggest even small-scale collisions create drops of early universe quark-gluon plasma.
Particle flow patterns suggest even small-scale collisions create drops of early universe quark-gluon plasma.
Laboratory automation applied to complex radiochemical isolation of astatine-211 from cyclotron-bombarded targets.
Proton-irradiated thorium targets are successfully mined for therapeutic radium isotopes.
CMS observes Higgs boson decays into bottom quarks, furthering our knowledge of how the particles that make up matter behave.
New direct evidence for Higgs interactions with top and bottom quarks confirms its role in generating mass for constituents of matter.
Comparing new prediction to measurements of muons’ precession could potentially help scientists discover new subatomic particles.
The element’s unusual electron structure and behavior are vital to understanding and exploiting the chemical bonding and reactivity of the heavy elements.
Collaborative, open-source software and data platform accelerates systems biology research.
Model predicts smaller decrease in total corn yields than previous estimates.
Researchers developed a new self-generating lubricant with great potential for industrial applications.
Charged particles emanating from Jupiter’s magnetosphere are powered up to create the northern and southern lights on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon.
In magnetic confinement fusion devices known as tokamaks, the maximum operational density limits the efficiency and now we know how this limit may be overcome.