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For decades, scientists have explored the enigmatic world of fundamental particles, uncovering the building blocks of our universe. But what if some of these particles, once deemed impossible, ...

(via Fermilab) Virtual particles are one of those topics of modern physics that just don’t sound real. How can particles just appear and disappear without anyone seeing them. In this video, Fermilab’s ...

Next-generation lasers will have the power to create matter by capturing ghostly particles that, according to quantum mechanics, permeate seemingly empty space. The uncertainty principle of quantum ...

The universe is a strange place on very small scales. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What makes up the matter we perceive in the ...

The steady improvement in speed and power of modern electronics may soon hit the brakes unless new ways are found to pack more structures into microscopic spaces. To do this, researchers are looking ...

For the past several years, a few corners of the Internet have sporadically lit up with excitement about a new propulsion system, which I’ll call the WTF-thruster. The zombie incarnation of the ...

You report that about 80 per cent of early deaths from air pollution are due to fine particles (21 October, p 4). Reducing all other pollutants to zero could not reduce early death from this cause by ...