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Researchers working to install the FASER detector at CERN.
May 10, 2021
The newest experiment at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is now in place at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. FASER, or Forward Search Experiment, was approved by CERN’s research board in March 2019. Now installed in the LHC tunnel, this experiment, which seeks... Read more
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May 5, 2021
Several UW faculty members, researchers, and students are involved in the FASER collaboration, which studies interactions of high-energy particles.Featured on UW News 
Muon g-2 ring
April 8, 2021
The first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have revealed that fundamental particles called muons behave in a way that is not predicted by scientists’ best theory to date, the... Read more
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April 7, 2021
Evidence is mounting that a tiny subatomic particle called a muon is disobeying the laws of physics as we thought we knew them, scientists announced on Wednesday. David Hertzog, professor of physics at the UW, is mentioned.Featured on The New York Times 
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April 7, 2021
David Hertzog, professor of physics, explains the results of new research on muons, a type of particle.Featured on UW News 
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April 7, 2021
Particles called muons are behaving weirdly and it could mean a huge discovery. David Hertzog, professor of physics at the UW, is interviewed on the “60-Second Science” podcast.Featured on Scientific American 
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March 25, 2021

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