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16 June 2026

Boosted bosons

A new analysis by scientists working on the CMS experiment at CERN’s particle accelerator Large Hadron Collider studies exceptionally rare events in particle collisions that produce three massive force-carrying particles at once. By examining these unusual events, researchers ...

02 June 2026

Beamline for Schools: winners selected

The winning teams of the 13th edition of the Beamline for Schools (BL4S) physics competition have been chosen. BL4S, initiated by CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, is open to ...

20 May 2026

A first on „Wissen vom Fass“

"How do you store the sun?”, “Will AI steal my job?” and “Just how rough is water, actually?” These are just a few of the many questions that are discussed in an entertaining way in Hamburg’s pubs as part of the “Wissen vom Fass” event. On 3 and 4 June, ...

08 May 2026

DESY Theory effort determines strong force with the highest precision

The glow of stars, the movement of planets, or the interaction of atoms – a set of only four fundamental forces is responsible for all interaction of and in matter. Every earth-based physics experiment which we can carry out in laboratories – small or big – is governed by ...

23 April 2026

The inner lives of quarks

Physicists take the view that just because a theory predicts something, that does not mean it is necessarily true. The only way to find out whether a theory is correct is through experiments. Particle physics is based on a theory that has so far described a vast range of ...