Theory redraws formation of early universe
Scientists have provided a solid foundation for an alternative theory to help explain how the early universe took shape.
General Physics
Oct 11, 2016
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Researchers find it would require 2.4 times less energy to create a black hole than thought
(Phys.org) —Frans Pretorius and William East of Princeton University have published a paper in Physical Review Letters, where they describe computer models they've developed that show that it would require 2.4 times less ...
Physics group looks ahead past LHC to LEP3
(Phys.org) -- A group of physicists is looking beyond the usefulness of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to a new collider that would sit in the tunnel still occupied by the LHC, to an updated version of what was there before, ...
'Faster-than-light' particles spark science drama
Oh Albert. Did you get it wrong? In 2011, physics was shaken by an experiment which said the Universe's speed limit, enshrined by Einstein in his 1905 theory of special relativity, could be broken.
General Physics
Dec 9, 2011
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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.
General Physics
Nov 20, 2009
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A new era of spaceflight? Promising advances in rocket propulsion
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has recently commissioned three private companies, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin and General Atomics, to develop nuclear fission thermal rockets for use in lunar orbit.
Space Exploration
May 10, 2021
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UK physicist who worked on Higgs boson dies: university
Tom Kibble, a leading British physicist whose work helped lead to the discovery of the Higgs boson, died Thursday aged 83, his university in London said.
General Physics
Jun 2, 2016
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For India, 'God particle' is as much boson as Higgs
The release Wednesday of dramatic new data pointing to the existence of the Higgs boson "God particle" sent a special flutter of pride, mixed with frustration, through India's scientific community.
General Physics
Jul 4, 2012
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Atomic core, shaken not stirred
When struck just right, protons and neutrons ring. The sub-atomic particles don’t jingle like when a hammer hits a bell. But they do jiggle in an odd dance where the protons move in one direction and the neutrons move ...
General Physics
Jan 5, 2012
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Oh-My-God Particles
Cosmic rays are really sub-atomic particles, being mainly protons (hydrogen nuclei) and occasionally helium or heavier atomic nuclei and very occasionally electrons. Cosmic ray particles are very energetic as a result of ...
Astronomy
Jun 13, 2011
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