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Muon beams can now be created in a device that is the length of a ruler. Researchers at Berkeley Lab presented a foot-long (30 cm) compact laser-plasma accelerator (LPA) that can generate and detect ...

Peering inside: the image on the right shows the interior of a cyclone. The redder areas are regions of lower pressure, and the greener areas are higher pressure. (Courtesy: Hiroyuki KM Tanaka) Cosmic ...

Invisible to the naked eye, muons are elementary particles created by the collisions of cosmic rays with molecules in the upper atmosphere. These muons are constantly beaming down on the earth's ...

Muons continually bombard the ground at a known rate and angular distribution. As muons lose energy when passing through matter, their flux is attenuated depending on the integrated density along ...

At its most glamorous, the life of an experimental high-energy physicist consists of smashing obscure subatomic particles with futuristic-sounding names into each other to uncover truths about the ...

Muons, once used to explore the inside of pyramids and volcanoes alike, are enabling researchers to see deep underground with a technological breakthrough. Muons, once used to explore the inside of ...

Scientists in the UK have developed a technology that uses muons - cosmic particles - to detect and safely manage radioactive waste. The technology has already been demonstrated at the Sellafield ...

Muons are everywhere. Unbeknownst to you, several hundred strike your head every second. These subatomic particles — created when cosmic rays enter the Earth's atmosphere — are harmless and quickly ...

Muons are charged particles rather like electrons, having the same charge but over 200 times the mass. They are continuously created by cosmic rays hitting the upper atmosphere and shower the ground ...

Lucina Melesio explores how physicists are mapping the internal structures of ancient pyramids in Mexico and Central America using muons – potentially revealing hidden chambers that could finally lead ...