Symmetry challenge: Neutrino oscillation analogy
Symmetry is on the hunt for the best analogy to describe neutrino oscillation, the process by which a neutrino changes from one flavor to the next.This summer the most powerful neutrino detector in the...
View ArticleWinner: Cinderella’s convertible carriage
Reader Emily Conover wins symmetry’s latest contest with her fairy-tale description of neutrino oscillation.Last month we at symmetry challenged readers to send us their best metaphors to describe the...
View ArticleWhy does particle physics matter?
Watch a compilation of many scientists' explanations of the importance of particle physics. Editor's note: The "why particle physics matters" contest ended at 5pm Central on Sept. 3. Thanks to everyone...
View Article'Why particle physics matters' winner announced
The readers have spoken: Your favorite explanation of why particle physics matters came from physicist Breese Quinn.At a major particle physics planning meeting this summer, a couple of dozen...
View ArticlePhysics Madness Grand Champion
And your 2015 winning physics machine is…The Dark Energy Camera! The plucky DECam and heavily favorited Large Hadron Collider beat out 14 solid competitors to make it to the final round, but only one...
View ArticleThe symmetry challenge: Physics on a napkin
We've all heard the stories of great ideas first scribbled down in a bar on any convenient surface, often a cocktail napkin. The symmetry challenge: Physics on a napkin
View ArticleSymmetry readers find the Higgs boson
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider weren’t the only ones to discover a Higgs-like particle. When we asked symmetry breaking readers to send us their own evidence of a Higgs boson, they sent a...
View ArticleWhy particle physics matters
Particle physicists give short explanations of why they do what they do. Vote for your favorite!Editor's note: The "why particle physics matters" contest ended at 5pm Central on Sept. 3. Thanks to...
View ArticleReader challenge: My physical romance
Before next week’s holiday, we at Symmetry Breaking want to know about your affair with physics. Send us a love letter (or “Dear John” letter) about your research, a playful pun about a physical...
View ArticleMy entangled heart
Readers who submitted to our "My Physical Romance” readers' challenge found love through physics and, sometimes, physics through love. But in all scenarios, they show the passion that physics can inspire.
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