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Nobel Prize in Physics: 1901-Present
By Live Science Staff published
Here's a look at all winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, including Steven Chu, Aage Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi.
Babylonians used Pythagorean theorem 1,000 years before it was 'invented' in ancient Greece
By Ben Turner last updated
The theorem may have been used to settle a land dispute between two affluent individuals.
Scientists blasted plastic with lasers and turned it into tiny diamonds and a new type of water
By Robert Lea published
Shock-compressing PET plastics can create tiny nanodiamonds with a range of technological applications.
Higgs Boson Confirms Reigning Physics Model Yet Again
By Tia Ghose last updated
The Higgs boson decays into matter-carrying particles known as tau leptons, yet another confirmation of the standard model of physics.
Breaks in the Perfect Symmetry of the Universe Could Be a Window Into Completely New Physics
By Paul Sutter last updated
If this fundamental symmetry of the universe doesn’t hold, it could break open new physics.
What Is String Theory?
By Adam Mann last updated
Trying to explain everything with vibrating little strings.
Physicists get closer than ever to measuring the elusive neutrino
By Paul Sutter last updated
Scientists used a 200-ton "neutrino scale" to measure the elusive particles.
Misbehaving Particles Poke Holes in Reigning Physics Theory
By Clara Moskowitz last updated
Physicists at the BaBar experiment have seen evidence pointing to a hole in the Standard Model of physics.
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