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01/21/20

The other dark matter candidate

As technology improves, scientists discover new ways to search for theorized dark matter particles called axions.

Larry at the DJ station
10/31/19

LHC music through the ColliderScope

This summer, physicist Larry Lee had festival-goers dancing to the sounds of science.

CERN Latin-American School of High Energy Physics
10/10/19

Building the future, two weeks at a time

A series of short physics schools organized in collaboration with CERN has had an outsized impact on the careers of scientists from Latin America.

Illustration depicting the many paths for a PhD recipient
03/26/19

To PhD or not to PhD

Respondents to Symmetry’s survey about what it’s like to earn a PhD in particle physics or astrophysics offer their views of the experience.

An illustration of particles on a celestial seesaw
11/06/18

The quest to test quantum entanglement

Quantum entanglement, doubted by Einstein, has passed increasingly stringent tests.

An illustration depicting scientists hunting for a discovery
09/25/18

How not to be fooled in physics

Particle physicists and astrophysicists employ a variety of tools to avoid erroneous results.

Illustration of people in larger green offices vs one person in smaller pink office
07/03/18

Think big, go small

Nothing beats a small experiment for the breadth of experience it gives the scientist.

Collage of Stephen Hawking including: Oxford university, eye tracker, gravitational waves, equations, and a disability symbol
05/29/18

Approaching disability like a scientist

People with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM.

Illustration of a view of the LHC for people with visual impairments (red, black, green, blue, pink, grey, white)
03/13/18

LHC exhibit expands beyond the visual

The touring Tactile Collider event explores new ways to access Large Hadron Collider science through touch, sound and live interaction.

Illustration of rectangular strips of color running from left to right and top to bottom. Sphere with waves of color coming out
02/06/18

Learning to speak quantum

Particle physicists are studying ways to harness the power of the quantum realm to further their research.

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