Topic
CERN
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3 Questions: Philip Harris on first observation of long-predicted Higgs boson decay
Seeing Higgs boson decay required “magic-eye” focus; may help physicists understand why the universe has mass.
August 28, 2018 -
MIT physicists observe electroweak production of same-sign W boson pairs
With the aid of the Compact Muon Solenid detector at the Large Hadron Collider, a Laboratory for Nuclear Science-led group seeks to further understand the building blocks of matter.
February 27, 2018 -
Particle hunter
Now that the Higgs boson has come to light, Markus Klute is looking at physics beyond the Standard Model.
July 21, 2017 -
Fresh evidence suggests particle discovered in 2012 is the Higgs boson
Findings confirm that a particle decays to fermions, as predicted by the Standard Model.
June 22, 2014 -
Shedding light on the search for dark matter
Physicists and astronaut discuss cosmic ray detector’s findings of possible signs of dark matter.
April 10, 2013 -
CERN announces measurement of antimatter excess in space
MIT physicist and AMS spokesman Samuel Ting presents results via webcast.
April 3, 2013 -
3 Questions: Physicist Christoph Paus discusses newly discovered particle
Dozens of MIT physicists were part of the team that found what might be the Higgs boson. What does their discovery mean, and what’s next for particle physics?
July 4, 2012 -
CERN announces observation of new particle consistent with long-sought Higgs boson
Dozens of MIT researchers contribute to breakthrough in particle physics.
July 4, 2012 -
3 Questions: Faster than light?
MIT physicist Peter Fisher answers questions about reports that experiments in Switzerland and Italy show neutrinos can break light’s speed limit.
September 23, 2011 -
MIT senior wins prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Nathaniel Thomas is Britain-bound on a two-year graduate scholarship.
May 4, 2011 -
First heavy ion collisions in the Large Hadron Collider
MIT physicists are leading one of the experiments analyzing new data.
November 8, 2010 -
A step closer to Big Bang conditions?
More study is needed to confirm the latest findings from the Large Hadron Collider, reported by CERN physicists last week.
September 29, 2010 -
Record-breaking collisions
Initial results from high-energy proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider offer first glimpse of physics at new energy frontier.
February 5, 2010