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The LHC promises to unlock scientific mysteries about the creation of the Universe and the fundamental nature of matter

Giant atom-smasher set to restart this weekend: CERN

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 8

The world's biggest atom-smasher, which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical faults, is set to restart this weekend, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said on Friday.


Grant to Design Neutrino Detector

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A consortium led by UC Davis physics professor Robert Svoboda will design the world's largest neutrino detector under a $4.4 million contract recently awarded by the National Science Foundation.


CERN boss wants to bid for linear collider

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

CERN’s director general Rolf-Dieter Heuer will push for the linear collider, the next big experiment in particle physics after the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), to be built at the Geneva lab. Heuer made his call to situate ...


Fermilab's CDF observes Omega-sub-b baryon

Fermilab's CDF observes Omega-sub-b baryon

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (19) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- At a recent physics seminar at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab physicist Pat Lukens of the CDF experiment announced the observation of a new particle, ...


New experiments constrain Higgs mass

New experiments constrain Higgs mass (w/Videos)

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created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The territory where the Higgs boson may be found continues to shrink. The latest analysis of data from the CDF and DZero collider experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermilab now ...


New Limits on the Origin of Dark Matter

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created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (22) | comments 21

(PhysOrg.com) -- Determining the identity of dark matter, the mysterious stuff thought to make up the vast majority of matter in the universe, is one of the most fundamental challenges facing modern physics. Through theory ...