Take Heart, Einstein: ‘Earth-Shattering’ Science Is Relatively Rare
The findings from the Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus (OPERA) collaboration at Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy show neutrinos traveling faster than the speed of light, and...
View ArticlePhysicists Offer Mundane Explanations for Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos
Faster-than-light neutrinos mean Einstein is wrong! At least, that’s what some popular press articles have suggested since researchers with the OPERA experiment in Italy presented evidence of neutrinos...
View ArticleFaster-Than-Light Neutrino Results May Be Due to Bad Cables
The sensational result that neutrinos can travel faster than the speed of light may be undone by nothing more than a simple mechanical error.
View ArticleStrange Effects: The Mystifying History of Neutrino Experiments
As most recently seen in faster-than-light neutrino measurements caused by a loose cable, science is difficult at the edge of the unknown -- and neutrinos are especially tricky. More often than not,...
View ArticleNot So Fast: More Evidence Neutrinos Aren’t Defying Einstein
We now have yet another indication that neutrinos cannot travel faster than the speed of light after all, provided by a neighbor of the OPERA detector that set off the fuss in the first place.
View ArticleIt’s Official: Neutrinos Can’t Beat Speed of Light
Scientists at CERN have confirmed that neutrinos can't travel faster than the speed of light and that the groundbreaking results from 2011 can be blamed on faulty equipment.
View ArticleThe Experiments Most Likely to Shake Up the Future of Physics
Over the next few years, experimentalists will be churning out new results, which may be able to answer questions about dark matter, the properties of neutrinos, the nature of the Higgs, and perhaps...
View ArticleIceCube Telescope Finds High-Energy Neutrinos, Opens Up New Era in Astronomy
After years of finding nothing, scientists at the IceCube neutrino telescope have detected 28 high-energy neutrinos that likely came from some of the most violent and powerful explosions in the...
View ArticleTop Scientific Discoveries of 2013
In terms of scientific discoveries, 2012 was a hard act to follow. This year didn't offer anything quite as dramatic as the long-awaited discovery of the Higgs boson or another rover landing safely on...
View ArticleScience Graphic of the Week: Capturing a Super Energetic Neutrino Named Big Bird
You're looking at a neutrino named Big Bird. This particle, which has an energy 1,000 times that of the protons smashed together at the LHC, traveled across the universe before hitting an atom at the...
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Obscure Particle Could Keep Iran Honest on Its Nuclear Deal
The IAEA needs to accurately monitor Iranian nuclear power reactors to track how much nuclear weapon-grade material they have. The post Obscure Particle Could Keep Iran Honest on Its Nuclear Deal...
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The Huge, Pricey Detectors That Capture Tiny Neutrinos
A roundup of some of the super-elaborate—and super-expensive—detectors physicists use to study neutrinos. The post The Huge, Pricey Detectors That Capture Tiny Neutrinos appeared first on WIRED.
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Morphing Neutrinos Grab the Nobel Prize in Physics
Neutrinos are the second-most abundant particle in the universe...and the most elusive. The post Morphing Neutrinos Grab the Nobel Prize in Physics appeared first on WIRED.
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New Neutrino Anomaly Hints at a Matter-Antimatter Rift
An early sign that neutrinos behave differently than antineutrinos suggests an answer to one of the biggest questions in physics. The post New Neutrino Anomaly Hints at a Matter-Antimatter Rift...
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The Search for a New Type of Neutrino Turns Up Empty
Experiments have fleetingly hinted at a fourth, so-called sterile neutrino. But it seems like it was never there in the first place. The post The Search for a New Type of Neutrino Turns Up Empty...
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The Quest to Build a Portable Anti-Neutrino Detector for Nukes
In theory, anti-neutrinos are a perfect fingerprint for nuclear reactor activity, a spoof-proof method that doesn't require inspections or satellite spying. The post The Quest to Build a Portable...
View ArticleInside the Hunt for a Ghost Particle
Janet Conrad has a plan to catch the sterile neutrino—an elusive particle, perhaps glimpsed years ago, that would upend what we know about the subatomic world. The post Inside the Hunt for a Ghost...
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