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- 1Physicists hunt dark matter a mile under South Dakotaโ๐ WATCH: About 85% of all matter across the # universe remains undetected by standard scientific instruments. Operating
Scientists led by UCLA astrophysicist Alvine Kamaha, through the LUX-ZEPLIN collaboration, are searching for dark matter from a detector operating nearly a mile underground in South Dakota. Roughly 85% of all matter in the universe remains undetected by standard instruments, and the experiment tracks rare particle interactions that could reveal it. The effort is drawing attention online among space and physics enthusiasts.
- 2Surprising result found in quark-gluon plasma at atom smasherโSurprising result seen in primordial matter inside atom smasher https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surprising-re
Researchers report an unexpected result from experiments on primordial matter, the quark-gluon plasma recreated inside a particle collider to mimic conditions just after the Big Bang. Scientific American covered the finding, which is drawing attention among physics enthusiasts and researchers online. Details of what exactly surprised scientists are limited to the article itself, but such deviations can point to gaps in the standard understanding of early-universe matter.
- 3University of Chicago marks 50 years of physics discovery with free public talksโFree UChicago talks on origins of universe, dark matter and physics to commemorate 50 years of discovery
The University of Chicago is hosting a series of free public talks on the origins of the universe, dark matter and fundamental physics, commemorating 50 years of scientific discovery at the institution. The events give the public direct access to leading researchers discussing cosmology and particle physics, highlighting the university's long-standing role in major breakthroughs in our understanding of the cosmos.
- 4University of Iowa researcher wins funding to detect solar wind plasma wavesโผUI researcher earns funding to improve detection of plasma waves in the solar wind
A University of Iowa researcher has received funding to improve how plasma waves in the solar wind are detected. The grant, reported by Iowa Now, supports work that could sharpen scientists' understanding of space weather and the stream of charged particles flowing from the Sun. Details of the funding amount and researcher's name were not given.
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Anthropic says its Claude AI solved a nine-loop particle physics challenge, an extremely complex calculation in quantum field theory. Nine-loop computations involve vast numbers of terms and are traditionally done with specialized software and significant human effort, so a successful AI solution would mark a milestone for AI in theoretical physics. The claim is drawing attention from researchers assessing how far AI models can go in advanced scientific work.