Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

Periodic table

Look at the periodic table of elements, and you’d be hard pressed to find an element that is not used in physics. But what are the most important elements for building accelerators, detecting particles, and solving the mysteries of the universe?

Detectors shipped in cooking pots

Looking for an inexpensive and safe way to transport delicate particle detectors? Try pressure cookers and child safety seats.

Earth’s radiation belts

Bowling for science

On what should be a sleepy Saturday at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the air is buzzing.

Sergio Cittolin: Channeling da Vinci

A physicist sketches science in the style of an old master.

Standard Model discoveries

Sixteen elementary types of particles form the basis for the theoretical framework known as the Standard Model of fundamental particles and forces. J.J.

Charm quark

The charm quark is a heavier cousin of the up and down quarks that make up much of the matter around us.