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Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University are working on a treatment that holds great promise for improving the lives of cystic fibrosis patients. Cystic fibrosis is a progressive genetic disorder that results in persistent lung infection and afflicts 30,000 p...

A 2017 report of the discovery of a particular kind of Majorana fermion — the chiral Majorana fermion, referred to as the “angel particle” — is likely a false alarm, according to new research. Majorana fermions are enigmatic particles that act as their own antiparticle and were first hyp...

Florida State University physicists believe they have an answer to unusual incidents of rare decay of a subatomic particle called a Kaon that was reported last year by scientists in the KOTO experiment at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex. FSU Associate Professor of Physics Takemichi Oku...

Scientists create new experiment to find neutrinos. One of the greatest mysteries in astrophysics these days is a tiny subatomic particle called a neutrino, so small that it passes through matter – the atmosphere, our bodies, the very Earth – without detection. Physicists around the world have for d...

Universal Novel Nanoparticle Flu Vaccine Protects Against 6 Influenza Viruses in Mice A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine for peopl...

Matter is what makes up the universe, but what makes up matter? This question has long been tricky for those who think about it – especially for the physicists. Reflecting recent trends in physics, my colleague Jeffrey Eischen and I have described an updated way to think about matter. We propose tha...

A new estimate of the strength of the sub-atomic particle’s magnetic field aligns with the standard model of particle physics. A new estimation of the strength of the magnetic field around the muon — a sub-atomic particle similar to, but heavier than, an electron — closes the gap between theor...

For the first time, physicists extracted the detailed “energy-dependent neutrino-argon interaction cross section,” a key value for studying how neutrinos change their flavor Physicists studying ghost-like particles called neutrinos from the international MicroBooNE collaboration have rep...

Questions Remain About What Variables Limit Tree Growth New research from an international team of researchers reveals that tree growth seems to be restricted by cell growth rather than photosynthesis. The study was published in the journal Science on May 12th and was funded by the U.S. Department o...

New Study Offers Hope to a Long-Standing Scientific Problem In a groundbreaking study, researchers have taken an important step toward understanding how exploding stars can help reveal how neutrinos, mysterious subatomic particles, secretly interact with themselves. One of the less well-understood e...

New research offers an innovative approach to model star-based elemental formation, improving our grasp of nuclear reactions in the cosmos. New research from North Carolina State University and Michigan State University opens a new avenue for modeling low-energy nuclear reactions, which are key to t...

IceCube Neutrino Observatory’s recent detection of high-energy tau neutrinos, previously only hinted at, marks a significant advance in understanding astrophysical neutrinos. These findings from a decade of data support the idea that neutrinos oscillate across vast distances and energies, pote...

New simulations show that neutrinos created during these cataclysmic neutron star collisions are briefly out of thermodynamic equilibrium with the cold cores of the merging stars. Recent simulations by Penn State physicists have shown that in binary neutron star mergers, hot neutrinos can be briefly...

Semi-Dirac fermions, massless in one direction and massive in another, were discovered in ZrSiS crystals, offering exciting potential for technological and quantum breakthroughs. For the first time, scientists have observed a quasiparticle—referred to as a semi-Dirac fermion—that behaves uniquely: i...

Oregon State University scientists have developed a highly efficient, uniquely shaped magnetic nanoparticle that could enable non-invasive, targeted heat-based cancer therapy for hard-to-reach tumors. Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new type of magnetic nanoparticle with a un...

A joint effort between two of the world’s largest neutrino experiments has brought scientists closer to understanding how the universe survived its violent beginnings. The findings could reveal why matter exists at all — and why everything didn’t vanish long ago. Scientists Unite to Explore Why the ...

The world’s cutting-edge particle accelerators are pushing the extremes in high-brightness beams and ultrashort pulses to explore matter in new ways. To optimize their performance – and to prepare for next-generation facilities that will push these extremes further – scientists have devised a new to...

With the combined efforts of three Yale laboratories, researchers conducted the first demonstration of site-specific gene editing in a fetus, correcting a mutation that causes a severe form of anemia. The technique, described in a paper published June 26 in Nature Communications, involves an intrave...

There is a good chance that soon a new door will open to physicists, offering them new insights into the mysteries of the universe. The international AWAKE collaboration has made a breakthrough in its efforts to build a new type of particle accelerator. The experiment, in which electrons surf on a p...

A new study suggests that many theorized heavy particles, if they exist at all, do not have the properties needed to explain the predominance of matter over antimatter in the universe. If confirmed, the findings would force significant revisions to several prominent theories posed as alternatives to...

Magnetic particles allow drugs to be released at precise times and in specific areas. Most pharmaceuticals must either be ingested or injected into the body to do their work. Either way, it takes some time for them to reach their intended targets, and they also tend to spread out to other areas of t...

In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois and the Missouri University of Science and Technology modeled a method to manipulate nanoparticles as an alternative mode of propulsion for tiny spacecraft that require very small levels of thrust. The team simulated a system that uses light ...

Movies featuring heroes with superpowers, such as flight, X-ray vision or extraordinary strength, are all the rage. But while these popular characters are mere flights of fancy, scientists have used nanoparticles to confer a real superpower on ordinary mice: the ability to see near-infrared light. T...

Theoretical findings in a study performed by researchers with FAPESP’s support and published in Scientific Reports could be exploited in the development of quantum computing. In a study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) i...