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June 1, 2011
The case of the missing proton spin

It's been nearly 25 years since the European Muon Collaboration made a startling discovery: only a portion of a proton’s spin comes from the quarks that make up the proton.

May 18, 2011
Strong force model predicts new isotope

Optimized code and high-performance computing helps scientists understand the strong force that holds atomic nucleii together.

April 6, 2011
Beyond the Standard Model

Quantum chromodynamics researchers are using computing to ask an intriguing question: What if the Large Hadron Collider’s results aren’t what we expected? What if the much-anticipated Higgs Boson is heavier than expected, or if it isn’t found at all?

A variety of "Beyond the Standard Model" theories might be able to explain new experimental results at the LHC. The composite Higgs scenario, for example, re-imagines the Higgs as a composite of new sub-quark-like particles. But solving a composite Higgs model requires a tremendous amount of computational power.

January 12, 2011
KM3NeT

Telescopes are not usually dual-purpose instruments – except for the KM3NeT underwater detector. Occupying a cubic kilometer of the Mediterranean, this device will focus on watching cosmic and underwater events.