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Is the Higgs boson doing its job?

12 min read
Scicomm ATLAS detector Benjamin Lee Chris Quigg deep learning deep neural networks electrons Higgs boson Higgs field Higgs mechanism Hugh Thacker Large Hadron Collider longitudinal polarisation muons neutrino oscillation neutrinos photons same-sign WW scattering Standard Model of particle physics technicolor theory transverse polarisation vector boson scattering W bosons weak nuclear force Z bosons

At the heart of particle physics lies the Standard Model, a theory that has stood for nearly half a century as the best description of the subatomic realm. It tells us what particles exist, how they i…

A transistor for heat

7 min read
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Quantum technologies and the prospect of advanced, next-generation electronic devices have been maturing at an increasingly rapid pace. Both research groups and governments around the world are invest…