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First atoms reported smashed in Large Hadron Collider (Update)

Two circulating beams on Monday produced the first particle collisions in the world's biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), three days after its restart, scientists announced.

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (47) | comments 41

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

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.

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 0

Giant atom-smasher set to restart this weekend: CERN

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.

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 8

A line on string theory

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Harvard theoretical physicist has discussed with scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland the possibility that they may discover a theorized "stau" particle, with a lifetime ...

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (47) | comments 15

Peckish bird briefly downs big atom smasher

A peckish bird briefly knocked out part of the world's biggest atom smasher by causing a chain reaction with a piece of bread, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said Monday.

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (17) | comments 22

Superstring theory useful for experimental physics

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 ...

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

LHC now colder than deep space

(PhysOrg.com) -- The LHC (Large Hadron Collider) is once again colder than deep space as it is prepared for experiments to resume in late November.

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3 Questions: Steven Nahn on the elusive Higgs boson

(PhysOrg.com) -- Troubles at the Large Hadron Collider have led some physicists to suggest the Higgs boson is sabotaging its own discovery. Nahn explains why he disagrees.

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (41) | comments 10

CERN boss wants to bid for linear collider

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 ...

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

LHC to run at 3.5 TeV for early part of 2009-2010 run rising later

CERN 's Large Hadron Collider will initially run at an energy of 3.5 TeV per beam when it starts up in November this year. This news comes after all tests on the machine's high-current electrical connections ...

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Restart of Large Hadron Collider now November

(AP) -- Repairs to two small helium leaks in the world's largest atom smasher will delay the restart of the giant machine another month until November, a spokesman for the operator said Thursday.

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 33

NuTeV Anomaly Helps Shed Light on Physics of the Nucleus

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new calculation clarifies the complicated relationship between protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus and offers a fascinating resolution of the famous NuTeV Anomaly.

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 2

CERN reports on progress toward LHC restart

At the 151st session of the CERN Council today, CERN Director General Rolf Heuer confirmed that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) remains on schedule for a restart this autumn, albeit about 2-3 weeks later than originally ...

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created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Large Hadron Collider restart delayed till October

(AP) -- The world's largest atom smasher will likely be fired up again in October after scientists have carried out tests and put in place further safety measures to prevent a repeat of the faults that sidelined ...

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created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (17) | comments 36

Particle physics is not just black holes and antimatter

Particle physics saves lives, connects continents through new channels of communication, helps us understand the world around us and inspires tomorrow's leaders.

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created May 28, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 2