A Chinese lab starts to tackle a giant mystery in particle physics
At the foot of the thickly forested Dashi Hill, in southern China’s Guangdong province, pre-approved visitors can take…
ce monstre cosmique existait quand l’univers n’était que prémices
Imaginez un objet si massif qu’il dévore la lumière elle-même, si ancien qu’il témoigne des premiers balbutiements de…
Scientists switch on the world’s largest neutrino detector deep underground
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has successfully completed filling its 20,000-tons liquid scintillator detector and begun data…
‘Really rich physics going on’: the science behind a flat pint of lager | Food science
A flat pint of beer with no head is a common gripe among pub-goers. And while the bar…
Competition between excitonic insulators and quantum Hall states in correlated electron–hole bilayers
Zeng, Y. & MacDonald, A. H. Electrically controlled two-dimensional electron-hole fluids. Phys. Rev. B 102, 085154 (2020). CAS …
New laser helps decode rare earth element samarium’s secret spectrum
Scientists in Germany have uncovered previously unknown properties of the rare Earth element samarium by developing a powerful…
China launches Juno, the world’s most powerful detector for ‘ghost particles’
China launched the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (Juno), the world’s largest detector for elusive “ghost particles” called neutrinos,…
Confirmation Of Record 220 PeV Cosmic Neutrino Hit On Earth
Neutrinos are exceedingly common in the Universe, with billions of them zipping around us throughout the day from…
Experimental confirmation of secondary flows within granular media
Experimental setup The experimental flume is divided into three sections: a reservoir to supply incoming grains, the flow…
China’s Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory enters operation
This stitched photo shows the central detector of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory under construction in Jiangmen, South…
‘The Martians’ review: A clever tale about a real craze
Talk about fake news: In 1907 a New York Times banner headline declared, “There Is Life On the…
New Study Rocks Jupiter’s Giant Impact Theory
Jupiter holds secrets at its heart that continue to puzzle scientists. The largest planet in our Solar System…