The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...

A new calculation helps narrow down the mass of the W boson, one of the heaviest fundamental particles in the universe ...

When fundamental particles are heavier or lighter than expected, physicists' understanding of the universe can tip into the ...

This open meeting of the Committee on Elementary Particle Physics will feature a panel on the benefits of elementary particle physics (EPP). The meeting will be ...

The Big Bang theory is the leading hypothesis for the formation of the universe and everything in it. But when the particles ...

In a major breakthrough, scientists have observed electrons in graphene flowing like a nearly frictionless liquid, defying a core law of physics. This exotic quantum state not only reveals new ...

Two extremely precise experiments agree with a previously shocking measurement of just how big the proton is, which may help ...

For a few years, one of particle physics’ most unsettling numbers seemed to be pointing somewhere strange. The trouble ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

How did the universe come into being? There are a multitude of theories on this subject. In a Physical Review Letters paper, three scientists formulate a new model: according to this, inflation, the ...

International Center for Elementary Particle Physics (ICEPP), UTokyo has the following research output in the current window (1 December 2024 - 30 November 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. Elementary ...