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High-precision measurement of the W boson mass with the CMS experiment
CMS Collaboration measures the W boson mass at 80,360.2 ± 9.9 MeV, confirming Standard Model predictions and resolving the anomalous CDF tension.
Read full story →Metamaterial chains learn new shapes by sharing data hinge to hinge
Motorized metamaterial chains with local microcontrollers learn and memorize shapes autonomously, demonstrating physical machine learning in Nature Physics.
Read full story →First criticality for Indian fast breeder reactor
India's 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam achieved first criticality on April 6, launching the second stage of India's three-stage nuclear program.
Read full story →Scientists think dark matter might come in two forms
A SISSA model proposes dark matter exists in two distinct particle states, explaining why Milky Way gamma-ray signals differ from those of dwarf galaxies.
Read full story →Quantum computing without interruptions
Innsbruck physicists run Grover's algorithm on three logical qubits using the first measurement-free fault-tolerant quantum protocol, eliminating a key computation bottleneck.
Read full story →Ripples in spacetime may have revealed 1st evidence of tiny black holes born in the Big Bang
A University of Miami analysis suggests a LIGO gravitational-wave signal may be the first direct evidence of primordial black holes produced in the Big Bang.
Read full story →This superconductivity dies then comes back to life
Rice University discovers a 'Lazarus phase' in uranium ditelluride: superconductivity suppressed by a magnetic field unexpectedly revives at even higher field strengths.
Read full story →ASU team leads discovery linking exoplanet and star composition
Gemini South observations of WASP-189 b confirm for the first time that an exoplanet's Mg/Si ratio mirrors its host star, validating a core planetary formation assumption.
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