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What Scientists Should Know About Science Hack Day

It's about casual brainstorming, "literature reviews" looking for existing off-the-shelf tools, bumping into experts and getting their feedback, the many

Dark Photons from the Center of the Earth

Dark matter may be collecting in the center of the Earth. A recent paper explores way to detect its decay

How to Turn On a Supercollider

After two years of slumber, the world’s biggest particle accelerator has come back to life. This marks the official beginning

Prospects for the International Linear Collider

Title: “Physics Case for the International Linear Collider” Author: Linear Collider Collaboration (LCC) Physics Working Group Published: arXiV hep-ex 1506:05992 For

A New Solution to the Hierarchy Problem?

Hello particle Chompers, Today I want to discuss a slightly more advanced topic which I will not be able to

A Quark Gluon Plasma Primer

Quark gluon plasma, affectionately known as QGP or “quark soup”, is a big deal, attracting attention from particle, nuclear, and

How much top quark is in the proton?

We know that protons are made up of two up quarks and a down quark. Each only weigh a few

More Dark Matter in Dwarf Galaxies

Hi Particlebiters, This is part 2 in my “series” on dark matter in dwarf galaxies. In my previous post, I explained

Uncovering a Higgs Hiding Behind Backgrounds

Hello particle munchers, Last time I discussed the Higgs boson decay into photons, i.e. `shining light on the Higgs boson‘. This

Cosmic Microwave Background: The Role of Particles in Astrophysics

Over the past decade, a new trend has been emerging in physics, one that is motivated by several key questions: