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What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Interesting.
Scientists are rethinking lightning: relativistic electron avalanches and cosmic rays may trigger strikes via mechanisms far stranger than a simple electrical spark.
Read full story →New W boson mass measurement agrees with Standard Model predictions
CMS at CERN measures the W boson mass at 80360 ± 10 MeV, resolving the controversial 2022 Fermilab result that had hinted at physics beyond the Standard Model.
Read full story →Physicists discover quantum particles that break the rules of reality
OIST researchers identify anyons in 1D systems — a third class of quantum particle beyond bosons and fermions with a continuously tunable exchange factor.
Read full story →Scientists connect "time crystal" to real device in quantum breakthrough
Aalto University interfaces a time crystal with an external mechanical device for the first time, opening a path toward ultra-stable quantum memory and sensing.
Read full story →Fermilab marks major milestone for world-leading DUNE experiment
Steel beams begin moving underground in South Dakota for DUNE's 17,000-ton liquid-argon detectors, targeting first neutrino beam delivery from Illinois in 2031.
Read full story →Gap in neutrino energy spectrum raises questions about cosmic environments
IceCube finds an unexpected knee-like bend in the cosmic neutrino energy spectrum around 30 TeV, suggesting multiple source populations or novel production mechanisms.
Read full story →Scientists finally solve 40-year-old physics puzzle about how things grow
Würzburg physicists confirm the 2D Kardar-Parisi-Zhang growth equation using polaritons, validating a 40-year framework describing universal growth laws across nature.
Read full story →Memory device breaks high-temperature performance record
A graphene-based memristor operates reliably above 700°C with nanosecond switching speeds, enabling memory storage in space exploration and geothermal environments.
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