Muon beams can now be created in a device that is the length of a ruler.

Muons are getting a move on. In a step toward new types of particle physics experiments, scientists cooled and then accelerated a beam of muons. The subatomic particles, heavy cousins of electrons, ...

Muons are invisible cosmic particles that rain down on Earth every second — and now you can detect them yourself. In this ...

The study revealed that muon scattering measurements lasting for just a few hours can predict nuclear material amounts in ...

Muons galore: why is Pierre Auger seeing more muons than expected? (Courtesy: Pierre Auger Observatory) Significantly more muons appear to be created in cosmic-ray showers than are predicted by models ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The electron is one of the most common bits of matter around us ...

While people gather at Saint Vincent College Monday to watch the solar eclipse, a group of students from the college will be watching for muons. A group of about 15 students from the Unity campus will ...

What lies within: exploring Khufu's Pyramid using virtual reality A large void hidden deep within Khufu’s Pyramid at Giza in Egypt has been discovered by a team of physicists. The first-ever image of ...

At its most glamorous, the life of an experimental high-energy physicist consists of smashing obscure subatomic particles with futuristic-sounding names into each other to uncover truths about the ...

When Fermilab physicist Steve Geer agreed to perform a calculation as part of a muon collider task force 10 years ago, he imagined he would show that the collider s technical challenges were too ...

A new study suggests subatomic particles called muons are breaking the laws of physics. This may mean a mysterious force is affecting muons, which would make our understanding of physics incomplete.