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The world's first web page will be dragged out of cyberspace and restored for today's Internet browsers as part of a project to celebrate 20 years of the Web, organisers said on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news286530975.html Technology Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:57:06 EST news286530975 Physicists said Thursday they are now confident they have discovered a crucial subatomic particle known as a Higgs boson—a major discovery that will go a long ways toward helping them explain why the universe is the way it is. http://phys.org/news282464590.html Physics Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:23:54 EST news282464590 The subatomic particle whose discovery was announced amid much fanfare last year, is looking "more and more" like it could indeed be the elusive Higgs boson believed to explain why matter has mass, scientists said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news281795234.html Physics Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:27:26 EST news281795234 The world should know with certainty by the middle of this year whether a subatomic particle discovered by scientists is a long-sought Higgs boson, the head of the world's largest atom smasher said Saturday. http://phys.org/news278502515.html Physics Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:48:42 EST news278502515 France has been held up, worldwide, as the forerunner in using nuclear fission to produce electricity. However, a third of the nation's nuclear reactors will need replacing in the next decade, and public opinion has shifted toward reducing reliance on nuclear power. In a special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by SAGE four articles explore whether France has the means or desire to unplug from nuclear power. http://phys.org/news276784062.html Technology Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:28:00 EST news276784062 The End Of The World As We Know It—TEOTWAWKI—is littered with predictions that didn't quite pan out. http://phys.org/news274509501.html Other Sciences Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:38:38 EST news274509501 The search for a mysterious subatomic particle can certainly involve some enormous tools, not to mention a multitude of scientists. The effort to find the elusive "Higgs boson" includes over 5,800 scientists from 56 countries! It's a subatomic particle that gives other particles, such as quarks and electrons, their mass. http://phys.org/news272709572.html Physics Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:10:02 EST news272709572 A German woman who feared the Earth would be sucked into oblivion in a black hole failed Tuesday in her court bid to stop the work of the world's most powerful atom smasher. http://phys.org/news269600181.html Other Sciences Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:56:27 EST news269600181 On July 4, scientists announced they had discovered a new particle that may be the fabled Higgs boson, an exploit that would rank as the greatest achievement in physics in more than half a century. http://phys.org/news268808249.html Physics Sun, 07 Oct 2012 05:57:35 EST news268808249 In July, physicists were ecstatic in announcing preliminary results pointing to the discovery of the long-sought Higgs boson particle. The Higgs boson is a tiny subatomic particle that apparently weighs about 130 times as much as an atom of hydrogen, the lightest gas. The non-scientist might have no idea what's so important about this elementary particle, but Wichita State University physics professor Nick Solomey is excited about the discovery. http://phys.org/news267430409.html Physics Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:13:57 EST news267430409 The University of Texas at Arlington will host hundreds of particle physicists from all over the world Oct. 22-26 for the International Workshop on Future Linear Colliders. http://phys.org/news266847750.html Physics Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:22:37 EST news266847750 Scientists who searched for the famous Higgs Boson concluded a three-day brainstorming session on Wednesday for mapping a long-term global strategy for particle physics. http://phys.org/news266672539.html Physics Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:43:58 EST news266672539 (Phys.org)—One of the universe's greatest unexplained mysteries – why stars explode – could be explained by a particle similar to the Higgs boson. The theory developed by University of Aberdeen astrophysicist, Dr Charles Wang, will be tested at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in December and was announced at the British Science Festival today. http://phys.org/news266048285.html Space & Earth Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:18:14 EST news266048285 Following last year's earthquake and tsunami at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plants, many nuclear scientists have been focused on developing models to predict what will happen under a variety of conditions that may exist at similar facilities around the world. Brookhaven Lab, with its long history of nuclear research combined with its facilities for synchrotron imaging and nanoscience, may be uniquely positioned to contribute to solutions to some of the problems and challenges that affect the safety and efficiency of our existing nuclear power plants, and allow us to more reliably predict their future performance. http://phys.org/news265885276.html Physics Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:01:58 EST news265885276 Ten Iowa State University physicists have their names on a new paper describing how the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider has observed a new particle in the search for the Higgs boson. http://phys.org/news265625052.html Physics Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:44:32 EST news265625052 It seems that Russia's defence ministry has little faith in Google's operating systems: it has just unveiled its own encrypted version that has the remarkably familiar feel of an Android. http://phys.org/news265613826.html Electronics Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:37:32 EST news265613826 A decades-long quest for the elusive Higgs boson has sparked a creative rush in music, with compositions ranging from a-capella and rap to a hypnotic symphony. http://phys.org/news265030153.html Physics Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:30:01 EST news265030153 Heartened by a glimpse of what may be the Higgs boson, scientists at the CERN physics lab are smashing particles with new vigour in a quest to understand why matter has mass and other riddles of the natural universe. http://phys.org/news263014729.html Physics Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:41:16 EST news263014729 The British scientist who gave his name to the Higgs boson particle spoke Friday of his delight after researchers affirmed its existence, saying it was "nice to be right sometimes". http://phys.org/news260780973.html Physics Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:09:49 EST news260780973 Today CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, announced the most conclusive evidence yet for the existence of the Higgs boson (at 5 sigma), a long-elusive cornerstone of the Standard Model of physics. This subatomic particle, first postulated in the 1960s and widely sought ever since, is thought to underlie the origins of mass. http://phys.org/news260689024.html Physics Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:50:02 EST news260689024 Physicists said Thursday the potential discovery of the "God particle" was a gateway to a new era that could see humanity unlock some of the universe's great mysteries including dark matter. http://phys.org/news260679543.html Physics Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:10:01 EST news260679543 Scientists working at the world's biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle that looks remarkably like the long-sought Higgs boson. Sometimes called the "God particle" because its existence is fundamental to the creation of the universe, the hunt for the Higgs involved thousands of scientists from all over the world. http://phys.org/news260625756.html Physics Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:02:57 EST news260625756 Raucous applause more usually seen at a football match and tearful exchanges are not things you would associate with a meeting of the science community. http://phys.org/news260622221.html Physics Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:04:22 EST news260622221 Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking said Wednesday the Nobel Prize should be given to Peter Higgs, the man who gave his name to the Higgs boson particle. http://phys.org/news260622161.html Physics Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:02:48 EST news260622161 Forty-eight years ago, British scientist Peter Higgs had a eureka moment when he realised there could be a particle that confers mass, one of the greatest puzzles in physics. http://phys.org/news260604219.html Physics Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:03:48 EST news260604219 Two independent teams at the world's biggest atom smasher say they have both "observed" a new subatomic particle — a boson — that looks just like the one believed to give all matter in the universe size and shape. http://phys.org/news260593161.html Physics Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:01:12 EST news260593161 A nearly 50-year bid to explain a riddle of fundamental matter faces a key moment on Wednesday when physicists unveil fresh data in their search for a particle called the Higgs boson. http://phys.org/news260590156.html Physics Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:09:22 EST news260590156 A video from Europe's CERN physics lab, apparently posted mistakenly on the eve of an announcement on the elusive "God Particle," reveals that a new subatomic particle has been observed in the relevant range. http://phys.org/news260590068.html Physics Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:07:56 EST news260590068 Physicists say they have all but proven that the "God particle" exists. They have a footprint and a shadow, and the only thing left is to see for themselves the elusive subatomic particle believed to give all matter in the universe size and shape. http://phys.org/news260446814.html Physics Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:20:26 EST news260446814 (Phys.org) -- CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, will hold a seminar early in the morning on July 4 to announce the latest results from ATLAS and CMS, two major experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that are searching for the Higgs boson. Both experimental teams are working down to the wire to finish analyzing their data, and to determine exactly what can be said about what they've found. http://phys.org/news260109445.html Physics Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:37:31 EST news260109445