It was perhaps particle physicsâ most elegant and aesthetically appealing theory of (almost) everything: Super Symmetry (SUSY). SUSY, a type of gauge theory developed over the past thirty years, was an ambitious attempt to integrate elementary particle physics with a broader theoretical understanding of the cosmos â an attempt to approach a âTheory of Everything.â
 Newly analyzed data from the âBaBar experimentâ suggests that there might be flaws in the Standard Model of particle physics, which is the accepted theory of how the universe works on subatomic scales. The BaBar experiment is a high-energy physics experiment based at the U.S. Department of Energyâs (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The
The news from CERN physicists that the speed of light âmay have been exceededâ sent a lightning bolt of excitement and disbelief (not quite surpassing the speed of light) through the worldâs physics community. Fully accepting that their results would be met with great skepticism, the same physicists are inviting other particle physicists and labs to verify â or disprove â their results, which, if validated, will overturn one of the principle tenets of modern physics: that nothing travels faster than the speed of ligh
Slated to be shuttered indefinitely (or sold for parts) later this year, the nationâs largest particle collider â the Tevatron â may have detected traces of a previously unknown specie of particle that could potentially alter Quantum Theory.
