Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
From ultrafast probing pulses to a free AI algorithm that could find new medicines more efficiently, here is some quick-read news from across Imperial.
W-boson mass measurement
The Standard Model of particle physics – which describes all the subatomic particles and forces we know about – has triumphed again. A subatomic particle called the W boson, which helps initiate the nuclear fusion reaction that powers the Sun (among other things), has been measured with extreme precision. The results show its mass is in line with what the Standard Model predicts.
The latest measurement was performed using the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider where many Imperial researchers work, leading the tracking detectors for the experiment and reviewing the new result.
Dr Nicholas Wardle, from our Department of Physics, said: "A measurement with this precision couldn't be possible without the excellent performance of the CMS detectors, especially the tracker, and years of dedicated work from CMS Physicists to understand very intricate details of the data. It's a fantastic achievement by our collaboration, and another gold star for the Standard Model of particle physics."
