Scientists are using trapped ions in experiments to search for signs of a new particle that could help explain the mysterious ...

Experts believe the universe may have a built-in 'self-destruct button' called false vacuum decay which could destroy the ...

Scientists have discovered mysterious radio signals emerging from deep beneath Antarctica's ice - and have no idea what's causing them.

In the world of particle physics, where scientists unravel the mysteries of the universe, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are making waves with how they're increasing ...

Two quantum-simulation experiments make a step towards understanding the forces between elementary particles. Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature.com.

Emergent confinement and string breaking on a (2 + 1)D Rydberg atom array. ... How an unconventional type of quantum computer opens a new door to the world of elementary particles. Mar 25, 2025.

This indistinguishability is a crucial property of elementary particles; no experiment can tell two of a kind apart. The Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli formulated his “exclusion principle ...

The lead atom's nucleus vibrates and ejects three of its protons, in effect turning into a gold atom. ... a fundamental particle that explained how elementary particles have mass.

Top quarks, in particular, are already the heaviest known elementary particles—the basic particles that makes up matter—clocking in at 184 times the mass of a proton.

On a quiet pandemic afternoon in 2021, Zhiyuan Wang, then a graduate student at Rice University, was alleviating his boredom by working on a weird mathematical problem.After he found an exotic ...

There are striking similarities between how elementary particles come together to form atoms, molecules and eventually ...