 First particles observed in Large Hadron Collider August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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(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. | |
 Another piece in the dark matter puzzle October 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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Most scientists agree that most of the matter in the universe is dark. Dark matter, which is undetectable through direct observation, can only be inferred because of its effects on the matter that we can see. | |
Could the Universe be tied up with cosmic string? January 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 93 vote(s)
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A team of physicists and astronomers at the University of Sussex and Imperial College London have uncovered hints that there may be cosmic strings - lines of pure mass-energy - stretching across the entire Universe. | |
Black holes not black after all May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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International scientists have used flowing water to simulate a black hole, testing Stephen Hawking's theory that black holes are not black after all. | |
Scientists show quantum systems could flout physics law June 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Scientists in the Weizmann Institute's Faculty of Chemistry, together with colleagues in Germany, have made a startling prediction: Simply 'taking the temperature' of certain quantum systems at frequent intervals might cause ... | |
'Super Earths' Will Have Plate Tectonics, Scientists Predict November 21, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 67 vote(s)
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The discoveries of large Earth-like planets outside our Solar System, so-called “super-Earths,” has prompted much speculation about just how Earth-like they may be. Recently, scientists from Harvard University suggested that ... | |
Super-computer could throw light on 'mysterious' dark energy January 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Cosmologists have run a series of huge computer simulations of the Universe that could ultimately help solve the mystery of dark energy. | |
 Million-Degree Plasma May Flow throughout the Galaxy February 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 86 vote(s)
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On a large scale, the Milky Way is considered to be a vast cold region punctured with isolated hot clouds and star clusters. While much of this space is cold and empty, researchers have recently discovered ... | |
 Black Holes Made of Light March 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 94 vote(s)
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Scientists at the University of St Andrews have used lasers to simulate a black hole in their laboratory. | |
 The Physics of Whipped Cream April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Let's do a little science experiment. If you have a can of whipped cream in the fridge, go get it out. Spray a generous dollop into a spoon and watch carefully. | |
 Tevatron experiments double-team Higgs boson August 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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Scientists from the CDF and DZero collaborations at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermilab have combined Tevatron data from the two experiments to advance the quest for the long-sought Higgs boson. Their ... | |
Magnetism and Superconductivity Observed to Exist in Harmony August 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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(Physorg.com) -- Physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, along with colleagues at institutions in Switzerland and Canada, have observed, for the first time in a single exotic phase, a situation where magnetism and superconductivity ... | |
Researchers examine Einstein's theories on the universe November 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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Einstein's self-proclaimed "biggest blunder" -- his postulation of a cosmological constant (a force that opposes gravity and keeps the universe from collapsing) -- may not be such a blunder after all, according to the research ... | |
Scientists report first findings on key astrophysics problem November 28, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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In a paper published recently in the journal Nature Physics, an international team of space scientists led by researchers from the University of New Hampshire present findings on the first experimental evidence that ... | |
Physicists report novel interaction between superconductivity and magnetism January 11, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 65 vote(s)
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An international collaboration of researchers led by Morten Ring Eskildsen, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame, has discovered an altogether new way in which superconducting electrons can interact ... | |
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