symmetry magazine https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/ dimensions of particle physics en Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:22:43 -0500 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:31:50 -0500 Explain it in 60 Seconds: Lattice QCD https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/explain-it-in-60-seconds-lattice-qcd?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Lattice gauge theory, or lattice QCD, is a calculation method that helps scientists make predictions about the behavior of quarks at low energies.

 Sarah Charley 55816 2024-07-25T10:31:50-0500 symmetry magazine The view from Neutrino Day 2024 https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-view-from-neutrino-day-2024?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

About 2,200 people took part in hands-on science activities, performances, lectures and exhibits at Sanford Underground Research Facility's Neutrino Day celebration this year.

 55798 2024-07-17T09:00:44-0500 symmetry magazine The boson that physics almost rejected https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-boson-that-physics-almost-rejected?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs died earlier this year. Twelve years ago this week, physicists discovered the particle that bears his name.

 Claire Malone 55786 2024-07-02T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine John Bahcall: Godfather of solar neutrinos https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/john-bahcall-godfather-of-solar-neutrinos?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Bahcall’s scientific legacy is visible across the field of astrophysics

 Constance Walter 55781 2024-06-26T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine Scaling up the dark matter search https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/scaling-up-the-dark-matter-search?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Physicists are preparing for the next generation of dark-matter experiments. 

 Laura Dattaro 55773 2024-06-18T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine The physicist gamer https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/the-physicist-gamer?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Raphael Granier De Cassagnac recently put his scientific skills to use creating a physics-themed video game.

 R.E. Natowicz 55769 2024-05-28T09:17:57-0500 symmetry magazine LSST Camera arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/lsst-camera-arrives-at-rubin-observatory-in-chile?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the long journey from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile.

 55757 2024-05-22T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine Tomorrow’s physics test: machine learning https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/tomorrows-physics-test-machine-learning?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Machine learning is becoming an essential part of a physicist’s toolkit. How should new students learn to use it?

 Laura Dattaro 55753 2024-05-07T09:20:19-0500 symmetry magazine A physicists’ guide to the ethics of artificial intelligence https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/a-physicists-guide-to-the-ethics-of-artificial-intelligence?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Physics may seem like its own world, but different sectors using machine learning are all part of the same universe. 

 Laura Dattaro 55748 2024-05-06T08:00:00-0500 symmetry magazine AI for control rooms https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/ai-for-control-rooms?utm_source=main_feed_click&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main_feed&utm_content=click

Scientists inside and outside of particle physics and astrophysics are leaning on AI for assistance with complex tasks.

 David Krause 55746 2024-05-01T07:19:42-0500 symmetry magazine