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A new particle detector is ready to probe 'ashes' of the Big Bang after passing its 'standard candle' test

sPHENIX is the next generation replacement for the Pioneering High Energy Nuclear Interaction Experiment (PHENIX) and is capable of catching and measuring 15,000 particle collisions per second. It's ...

Engineers uncover why tiny particles form clusters in turbulent air

The team began its work with the idea that particles exchange small portions of electric charge when they collide in ...