standard model: Quick Facts

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CERN Physicists Find Evidence of Ultra-Rare Particle Decay • Nov. 3, 2026, 3:58 PM ET (Sci.News)

'One-positron cyclotron' could test a key prediction of the Standard Model • Oct. 24, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Phys.org)

For the First Time, Scientists Trapped an Elusive Antimatter Particle—and Contained It for Months. It Could Allow Them to Test an Enduring Physics Theory • Oct. 23, 2026, 2:59 PM ET (Smithsonian Magazine)

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