A new theory says hidden dimensions may create mass. That would rewrite particle physics.

The theorized unseen structure of spacetime could also explain of the outstanding questions about the accelerating expansion of the universe.
Nature

Noncommutative Geometry and The Standard Model of Particle Physics

Noncommutative geometry offers a radical reformulation of traditional geometrical concepts by replacing the classical notion of a manifold with a noncommutative algebra of coordinates. This approach ...
Quanta Magazine

First Map Made of a Solid’s Secret Quantum Geometry

Physicists recently mapped the hidden shape that underlies the quantum behaviors of a crystal, using a new method that’s expected to become ubiquitous. Famously, at the quantum scale, particles can be ...