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10/19/13
The Economist

Small really is beautiful

Fundamental physics seems to have an insatiable appetite for bigger accelerators. There may, though, be a way to shrink them radically.

10/18/13
Financial Times Magazine

The new physics

Scientists are working to solve the mysteries of physics, from ‘dark matter’ and ‘dark energy’ to a unifying theory that explains the fabric of reality.

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ALICE with one door open

Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

12/09/25
Sarah Charley

In 2023, the ALICE experiment was ready for their best year yet, until a mysterious signal threatened everything. As the LHC wraps up its 2025 lead-ion run, physicists recall how they worked together to solve the puzzle.