Topic: particle physics
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Physicists May Have Solved the Muon Mystery
A two-decade anomaly in the muon's magnetic properties, once hinting at a new fundamental force, has been resolved as a calculation error, reinforcing the Standard Model. The discrepancy between experimental and theoretical values for the muon's magnetic moment has been eliminated by a new calcul...
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Origami Unlocks a Major Physics Mystery
A mathematician linked origami crease patterns to the amplituhedron, a geometric shape that encodes particle collision probabilities, confirming a key physics conjecture about its subdivision. The amplituhedron simplifies calculating scattering amplitudes in particle physics by replacing complex ...
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CERN's Upgraded Collider Discovers a New Particle
CERN scientists discovered a new, exceptionally heavy particle named Xi-cc-plus using the upgraded Large Hadron Collider, marking a significant step in testing fundamental physics theories. The particle is a unique baryon composed of two heavy charm quarks and one down quark, validating long-stan...
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Mysterious Particle May Solve Universe’s Antimatter Mystery
The universe's matter-antimatter imbalance remains unexplained, as the Big Bang should have produced equal amounts of both, yet matter dominates. Neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles, may hold clues to this mystery due to potential asymmetries in their behavior compared to antimatter counterpar...
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Europe's First Exascale Supercomputer Goes Live with Nvidia GH200 Power
Europe has launched the JUPITER supercomputer, powered by Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, marking its entry into the exascale computing era and advancing scientific and industrial research. Located in Germany, JUPITER features a Booster module with 24,000 Superchips and a Cluster module wit...
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Proton CEO: AI Must Adapt to Privacy, Not the Reverse
Privacy advocates and Andy Yen view AI as an amplifier of surveillance capitalism, with corporate data collection posing a greater threat than government spying, as seen post-Snowden. Proton, founded by Yen after the Snowden leaks, offers encrypted alternatives to Google services and has seen a s...
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OpenAI's Science Strategy: Inside the Big Play
Researchers across multiple scientific fields are crediting advanced AI models like GPT-5 with aiding genuine discoveries, leading OpenAI to establish a dedicated science initiative. OpenAI faces competition from established players like Google DeepMind, which has a significant head start with de...
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