Read article 'Dark Energy'
Dark Energy
The first volume in the Peking University–World Scientific Advance Physics Series, this book introduces the current state of research on dark energy.
Read article 'Dark Energy'
Read article 'ATLAS gives new limits in the search for dark matter'
ATLAS gives new limits in the search for dark matter
There is evidence for dark matter from many astronomical observations, yet so far, dark matter has not been seen in particle-physics experiments, and there is no evidence for non-gravitational interac...
Read article 'A bright future for dark-matter searches'
A bright future for dark-matter searches
The US Department of Energy Office of High Energy Physics and the National Science Foundation Physics Division have announced their joint programme for second-generation dark-matter experiments, aimin...
Read article 'IAXO: the International Axion Observatory'
IAXO: the International Axion Observatory
A large superconducting magnet could cast light on the dark universe.
Read article 'Higgs and top: a new window on dark matter'
Higgs and top: a new window on dark matter
With the discovery of a Higgs boson at the LHC two years ago, the last piece of the Standard Model puzzle fell into place. Yet, several mysteries remain, one of which is the enigma of the origin of da...
Read article 'CDMS puts new constraints on dark-matter particles'
CDMS puts new constraints on dark-matter particles
While it is now generally accepted that dark matter makes up the majority of the mass in the universe, little is known about what it is.
Read article 'First results from LUX on dark matter'
First results from LUX on dark matter
The collaboration that built and runs the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment, operating in the Sanford Underground Research Laboratory, has released its first results in the search for weakly in...
Read article 'Enlightening the dark'
Enlightening the dark
The XENON collaboration's search for dark matter.
Read article 'CMS hunts for low-mass dark matter'
CMS hunts for low-mass dark matter
Astronomical observations – such as the rotation velocities of galaxies and gravitational lensing – show that more than 80% of the matter in the universe remains invisible.
Read article 'BOSS gives clearer view of baryon oscillations'
BOSS gives clearer view of baryon oscillations
In November the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) released its second major result of 2012, using 48,000 quasars with redshifts (z) up to 3.5 as backlights to map intergalactic hydrogen ...
