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First particles observed in Large Hadron Collider

First particles observed in Large Hadron Collider

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (48) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- Glasgow scientists, working at CERN, have observed the first particles in the Large Hadron Collider during preliminary tests ahead of the switch-on next month.





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Better track leads to new particles

Better track leads to new particles

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 07, 2006 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

In particle accelerators new particles often arise as a result of collisions between elementary particles. However the track left by these particles is often difficult to trace. Dutch researcher Thijs Cornelissen ...


Superstring theory useful for experimental physics

Superstring theory useful for experimental physics

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (26) | comments 9

Superstring theory aims to explain the laws of physics from extremely small strings in various states. Theoretical superstring theory is therefore normally not considered to be particularly relevant for practical ...


A view of a superconducting solenoid magnet at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva

CERN atom-smasher restarts after 14-month hiatus: official

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 0

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.


A 'New Dimension' at the LHC

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (86) | comments 28 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- Later this year, the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland, will begin operating, sending beams of protons hurling around circular tracks ...


The ATLAS Pixel Detector

The ATLAS Pixel Detector

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

With the Large Hadron Collider start-up only weeks away, SLAC researchers working on the LHC are feeling the excitement. SLAC has been involved in designing and building the ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) ...


Molecular freight: Synthetic nanoscale transport system modeled on nature

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just like our roads, there is a lot of traffic within the cells in our bodies, because cell components, messenger molecules, and enzymes must also be brought to the right places in the cell. One of these ...


All done with mirrors: Microscope tracks nanoparticles in 3-D

All done with mirrors: Microscope tracks nanoparticles in 3-D

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 0

A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three ...


The Beatles Return to Mono

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

From the White Album to Yellow Submarine modern releases of the Beatles present their music in stereo sound. But this Christmas, hard-core Beatles fans will eagerly unwrap "The Beatles in Mono," an 11-CD box set designed ...


School classroom air may be more polluted with ultrafine particles than outdoor air

School classroom air may be more polluted with ultrafine particles than outdoor air

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The air in some school classrooms may contain higher levels of extremely small particles of pollutants — easily inhaled deep into the lungs — than polluted outdoor air, scientists in Australia and Germany ...


Before God particle, scientists must learn soul of new machine

Before God particle, scientists must learn soul of new machine

Physics / General Physics

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (18) | comments 32

After a huge success in first testing, followed by a very public meltdown last September, the Large Hadron Collider may be ready for action again as early as June.



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