Performance Upgrades: HL-LHC Plans
After physicists at CERN restarted the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for its Run 3 set of data collection in the summer of 2022, new analyses dependent on high-mass mother (decay…
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“The Most Ambitious Project on Earth:” Saudi Smart City NEOM Appoints First Deputy CEO
As plans for the megacity develop, Saudi Arabia has appointed Banque Saudi Franci CEO, Rayan Fayez, as the first-ever deputy CEO of its NEOM project. Described by the US-Saudi Business…
SLAC: Petawatt Laser Facility Addition
In late 2021, a proposal for a 10Hz petawatt laser addition to SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) was approved for construction by the Department of Energy…
Heart Research Advancement: Biohybrid Fish Made from Human Stem Cells
Harvard University and Emory University recently collaborated to create the first biohybrid fish from human cardiac cells. This fully autonomous, artificial fish appears to swim, mimicking biophysical characteristics of a…
Measuring Resonances: JILA Optical Lattice Clock
Physicists from JILA, a research institute cofounded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder, have reported developments in the use of ultracold…
The Widespread Impact of the October 4th Social Media Blackout
On October 4, 2021, the world experienced a social media catastrophe: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were down for seven hours. People became frantic, gathering on platforms not connected to Mark…