Fifth force experiment: the cold neutron guide hall at NIST’s Center for Neutron Research in Maryland. (Courtesy: NIST/Yiming Qiu) An improved search for a potential fifth force of nature is one of a ...
Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
An experiment to test a popular theory of dark energy has found no evidence of new forces, placing strong constraints on related theories. An experiment to test a popular theory of dark energy has ...
Physicists have begun to explore the proton as if it were a subatomic planet. Cutaway maps display newfound details of the particle’s interior. The proton’s core features pressures more intense than ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A new measurement of the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons together, confirms previous hints of an uncomfortable ...