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CERN atom-smasher restarts after 14-month hiatus: official
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The world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, restarted on Friday, a spokesman for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said.
Tapering a Free-Electron Laser to Extract More Juice
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the NSLS and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) have demonstrated a technique that could be used to significantly improve the quantity and quality of light ...
Ultra-Powerful Laser Reproduces How Star's Jets Travel through Interstellar Space
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A multi-trillion-watt laser at the University of Rochester has simulated a stellar jet -- an outpouring of matter from a fledgling star -- with unprecedented realism.
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UCSB physicists move one step closer to quantum computing
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Giant atom-smasher set to restart this weekend: CERN
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Doubts raised on nuclear industry viability
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Proton's party pals may alter its internal structure
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Turning heat to electricity... efficiently
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Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs,
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H1N1 Virus Can Be Killed by Acidic Ozone Water,
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
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Porphyrin Dimers Increase Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells,
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Tailoring the optical dipole force for use on molecules,
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LHC nears restart after repairs
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Peckish bird briefly downs big atom smasher
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Russian bomb physicist Ginzburg dead at 93
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