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Researchers Bridge Nuclear Structure Theory and High-Energy Physics Through Neon Study

The quark-gluon plasma existed at the beginning of the universe. Physicists are searching for signs that even the smallest high-energy nuclear collisions can create the QGP.

14 May 2026

Gravitational Wave Detectors Can Now ‘Auto-Tune’ Their Signals

When a gravitational wave passes through the Earth, the LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA detectors are ready to detect it, but their sensitivity depends on many factors and it is possible that one of them may not be operating at full capacity at that moment.

13 May 2026

Supermassive Black Hole "Blowtorches" Shut Down Early Universe Star Formation

A team at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory, led by Weizhe Liu and Xiaohui Fan, reported in Nature that they have discovered an unprecedented number of extraordinarily powerful and fast galactic "winds" streaming from quasars just one billion years after the Big Bang (the universe is currently 13.8 billion years old).

11 May 2026

New Graphene Transistor Modulates Spin Signal Using Magnetic Focusing Techniques

Scientists at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute have demonstrated that electrons in ultra-clean graphene may be precisely directed while retaining their spin information, a critical prerequisite for future low-power electronics and quantum technologies.

11 May 2026

Molecules Shed Light on Dark Matter

Dark matter particles could be mediators of the interaction between electrons and atomic nuclei, as shown by a study conducted by junior group leader, Dr. Konstantin Gaul, Dr. Lei Cong, and Professor Dr. Dmitry Budker, of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), Helmoltz Institute Mainz (HIM) and the PRISMA++ Cluster of Excellence.

11 May 2026

Muon G-2 Collaboration with Strong Contribution from Mainz Wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, colloquially known as the “Oscar of Science”, goes to “Muon g-2”, a conglomerate of three international research collaborations that performed their groundbreaking measurements at the American Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) and the Brookhaven National Laboratory as well as CERN in Switzerland.

8 May 2026