Researchers have succeeded in observing the so-called Schwinger effect, an elusive process that normally occurs only in cosmic events. By applying high currents through specially designed ...

An interview with Marumi Kado highlights the challenges and opportunities of the Future Circular Collider in particle physics ...

Scientists in the particle physics community are bringing environmental and climate issues to the table in discussions about future research. Using a particle collider requires a lot of energy. For ...

Drexel’s Department of Physics is home to faculty who are leaders in the field of particle physics. Our research spans neutrino properties, neutrino astronomy, and the search for dark matter, and our ...

Interview with Marumi Kado on the future of particle physics and the origin of everythingFor many people, particle physics is ...

Two of the tiny accelerators made by Robert Byer and colleagues. (Courtesy: Matt Beardsley/SLAC) Two independent teams of physicists have used small pieces of glass etched with tiny gratings to ...

At every moment, subatomic particles stream in unfathomable numbers through your body. Each second, about 100 billion neutrinos from the sun pass through your thumbnail, and you’re bathed in a rain of ...

UNESCO has designated 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT) to commemorate 150 years since the first periodic table was created by Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev. Many people ...