Anything-goes 'anyons' may be at the root of surprising quantum experiments

In the past year, two separate experiments in two different materials captured the same confounding scenario: the coexistence ...
New Scientist

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run in a world powered purely by imagination ...
The Vindicator

Experiments mix holidays and science

Holiday cheer met hands-on learning Saturday when Jason Lindsey — better known as “Mr. Science” — brought festive science fun to the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Nearly 50 ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Field experiments, explained

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. A field experiment is a research method that uses ...

What Physics Knows About Ghostly Neutrinos Muddled by New Experiments

Two papers challenged the existence of theorized particles called sterile neutrinos that might account for mysteries like the cosmos’s dark matter.
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Vast invites scientists to pitch microgravity experiments for its upcoming Haven-1 commercial space station

Scientists can submit research proposals to fly experiments on Vast’s Haven-1 private space station, planned to launch in 2026 as part of the shift toward commercial space research ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Subcritical experiments

Earlier this month, the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced that it had conducted a subcritical experiment with plutonium in an underground tunnel 300 meters below the Nevada ...