High Energy Physics

Humanity has fifty years left to solve the universe

Nobel laureate David Gross warns that nuclear war and social collapse may end civilization before we can unlock the final secrets of physics. Apr 20, 2026

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CERN’s collider accidentally turns lead into gold — and the payoff is microscopic

ALICE physicists at CERN have reported tiny, accidental production of gold atoms while colliding lead ions. Here’s what was actually measured, why it won’t remake markets, and why… Mar 30, 2026

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CERN's Most Delicate Road: Scientists Load Antimatter into a Truck and Drive It Across Campus

For the first time, researchers at CERN have transported trapped antiprotons by road inside a cryogenic trap — a carefully staged test that opens routes for precision antimatter e… Mar 26, 2026

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CERN Finds Double‑Charm Baryon Xicc+

LHCb at CERN has reported a 7σ discovery of a new baryon made of two charm quarks and a down quark. The heavy, short‑lived particle sharpens tests of the strong force and sheds li… Mar 20, 2026

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Heavier proton found: Xi-cc-plus at CERN

On 17 March 2026 CERN's LHCb experiment announced the discovery of Xi-cc-plus, a proton-like particle four times heavier than the proton. The find, enabled by an upgraded detector… Mar 18, 2026

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LHC Set for Multi‑Year Shutdown

CERN will pause the Large Hadron Collider in mid‑2026 for an extensive upgrade to the High‑Luminosity LHC, a multi‑year project that aims to increase collision rates by roughly te… Jan 03, 2026

Articles about High Energy Physics

Humanity has fifty years left to solve the universe

CERN’s collider accidentally turns lead into gold — and the payoff is microscopic

CERN's Most Delicate Road: Scientists Load Antimatter into a Truck and Drive It Across Campus

CERN Finds Double‑Charm Baryon Xicc+

Heavier proton found: Xi-cc-plus at CERN

LHC Set for Multi‑Year Shutdown