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3-Nov-2024 11:00 AM EST
Imaging Nuclear Shapes by Smashing Them to Smithereens
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to reveal subtle details about the shapes of atomic nuclei. The method is complementary to lower energy techniques for determining nuclear structure. It will add depth to scientists’ understanding of the nuclei that make up the bulk of visible matter.

Released: 23-Oct-2024 3:05 AM EDT
43rd International Symposium on Physics in Collision
National Center For Scientific Research Demokritos

The International Symposium on Physics in Collision, initiated in 1981, is a prominent conference series focused on particle physics. It features invited plenary talks, parallel sessions, and poster presentations, with a strong emphasis on recent experimental results and theoretical developments.

Newswise: A Quantum Material Could Be the Future of High-Energy X-Ray Imaging and Particle Detection
Released: 11-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
A Quantum Material Could Be the Future of High-Energy X-Ray Imaging and Particle Detection
Argonne National Laboratory

New research conducted at Argonne National Laboratory shows that colloidal quantum shells could revolutionize the production of X-ray imaging scintillators.

Newswise: Argonne Workshop Highlights Ongoing Experimental Efforts to Unlock the Secrets of the Elusive Neutrino Particle
Released: 9-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Argonne Workshop Highlights Ongoing Experimental Efforts to Unlock the Secrets of the Elusive Neutrino Particle
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne recently hosted the 25th International Workshop on Neutrinos from Accelerators (NuFact). The workshop brought together leading experts in neutrino physics to share expertise, review progress of experiments and shape future research directions.

Newswise: Copper, Silver and Pectin From Apples Will Protect Pipelines From Corrosion
Released: 8-Oct-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Copper, Silver and Pectin From Apples Will Protect Pipelines From Corrosion
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Scientists at BFU named after Kant Immanuel have synthesized copper- and silver-based microparticles, stabilized with apple pectin. Experiments have shown that such particles effectively bind organic sulfur-containing compounds. Since substances containing sulphur atoms are present in the composition of oil and lead to metal corrosion, the development will help prevent pipelines and other equipment in contact with oil from premature destruction. The results are published in Journal of Ecological Engineering.

Newswise: Digging into Neutrino Research
Released: 7-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Digging into Neutrino Research
Department of Energy, Office of Science

As a kid, you may have tried to dig a hole in your backyard to reach China. Obviously, that didn’t happen. But digging out a lot of ground can be quite productive. Instead of reaching another country, the scientists, engineers, and construction workers on the LBNF-DUNE project dug up rock to enable groundbreaking science.

Released: 1-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Energy Department Awards New Contract to Manage and Operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a new contract to manage and operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) located in Batavia, IL. The award was the result of a DOE competition for the management and operating (M&O) contract for the laboratory. The successful offeror is Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC (FFDG).

Newswise: Artificial Intelligence Helps Produce Clean Water
Released: 23-Sep-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Artificial Intelligence Helps Produce Clean Water
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Son Moon's research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a technology that uses data-driven artificial intelligence to accurately predict the concentration of ions in water during electrochemical water treatment processes.

Newswise: New Physics Needed? Maybe
Released: 19-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
New Physics Needed? Maybe
Southern Methodist University

An unexpected finding about how our universe formed is again raising the question: do we need new physics? The answer could fundamentally change what physics students are taught in classes around the world.

Newswise: Four Argonne Scientists Receive 2024 DOE Early Career Research Awards
Released: 17-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Four Argonne Scientists Receive 2024 DOE Early Career Research Awards
Argonne National Laboratory

As winners of the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program, four scientists from Argonne National Laboratory are each receiving an award of $550,000 a year for five years to help them answer complex questions.

Newswise: First Neutrinos Detected at Fermilab Short-Baseline Detector
10-Sep-2024 10:00 AM EDT
First Neutrinos Detected at Fermilab Short-Baseline Detector
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

After years of preparation, the first neutrinos have been observed by the Short-Baseline Near Detector collaboration. The data SBND collects will expand our knowledge of how neutrinos interact with matter and will be used to search for evidence of new physics.

10-Sep-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Scientists Turn On Powerful New Machine for Study of Fundamental Physics
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

After nearly a decade of preparation, scientists – including researchers from Rutgers University – have turned on a new apparatus capable of detecting a host of mysterious tiny particles. Researchers working on the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Ill., have started up the new machine and begun detecting the neutrinos produced by Fermilab’s particle accelerator beams.

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Newswise: UAH researcher wins NASA FINESST scholarship to study connection between solar wind turbulence and energetic particles
Released: 3-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UAH researcher wins NASA FINESST scholarship to study connection between solar wind turbulence and energetic particles
University of Alabama Huntsville

Ashok Silwal, a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been chosen to receive a NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) scholarship to study stream interaction regions (SIRs) in the heliosphere.

Newswise: Using machine learning to speed up simulations of irregularly shaped particles
Released: 23-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Using machine learning to speed up simulations of irregularly shaped particles
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have trained neural networks to predict interactions between irregularly shaped particles to accelerate molecular dynamics simulations.

Newswise: Superconductivity Is Unpredictable at the Edge
Released: 23-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Superconductivity Is Unpredictable at the Edge
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A recent study shows that the superconducting edge currents in the topological material molybdenum telluride (MoTe2) can sustain large changes in the “glue” that keeps the superconducting electrons paired. To sustain these changes, the bulk and the edge of MoTe2 must behave differently. This surprise finding will help researchers create and control anyons and aid in the development of future energy-efficient electronics.

Newswise: How Particles of Light May Be Producing Drops of the Perfect Liquid
Released: 22-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
How Particles of Light May Be Producing Drops of the Perfect Liquid
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Underground at the Switzerland-France border, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN holds the record for the world’s largest particle accelerator. Its ring alone is nearly 17 miles around. With this tool, scientists smash together subatomic particles to help them better understand the tiny building blocks of the universe. One area that scientists use the LHC to study is the quark-gluon plasma.

Newswise: In Neutrinos, Quantum Entanglement Leads to Shared Flavor
Released: 2-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT
In Neutrinos, Quantum Entanglement Leads to Shared Flavor
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Neutrinos can change their identities or “flavors” when they interact. Researchers recently found that the neutrinos in a very dense environment such as a core collapse supernova can develop strong correlations through mutual interactions. This means that over time, neutrinos with different initial flavors reach a similar equilibrium flavor and energy distribution.

Newswise: Cryomodule Assembly Technicians Rev Up Jefferson Lab’s Electron-Beam Racetrack
Released: 30-Jul-2024 4:00 PM EDT
Cryomodule Assembly Technicians Rev Up Jefferson Lab’s Electron-Beam Racetrack
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

This article features the Jefferson Lab SRF Operations Department’s cryomodule assembly technicians, a team of master craftsmen who build, test and install cryomodules in particle accelerators. Their work enables scientific discoveries at Jefferson Lab and beyond.

Newswise: Microwave Popcorn to Particle Accelerators: Magnetrons Show Promise as Radiofrequency Source
Released: 23-Jul-2024 10:45 AM EDT
Microwave Popcorn to Particle Accelerators: Magnetrons Show Promise as Radiofrequency Source
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Building on nearly 15 years of research, physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are exploring magnetrons as the drivers of modern particle accelerators. This could lower the carbon footprint of these energy-hungry machines and help them benefit society far beyond the realm of scientific research.



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