Virtual particles: How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality

Virtual particles may not be real, but they help physicists track how forces move, and allow for incredibly precise measurements in particle physics.
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From Neutrinos to Narratives: An Interview with Katrina Miller

Katrina Miller is a science reporter for the New York Times. Based in Chicago, she writes about the universe and how the pursuit of understanding it impacts society. Miller joined the Times after ...
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Scientists make breakthrough in effort to build device that mimics the sun: 'Critical importance'

Researchers developed a high-resolution neutron spectrometer to monitor conditions inside an international nuclear fusion reactor.

Energy researchers discover fraction of an electron that drives catalysis

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering and the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering has discovered and measured the ...