CERN found a new particle — a tetraquark
This could help us better understand the fundamental forces in physics.
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Physics discover the most exciting form of matter: Excitonium
It's a discovery that has everyone excited.
CERN celebrates completion of Liniac 4, its most powerful linear accelerator
In about three years from now, the LHC will receive its most powerful linear accelerator yet.
New measurement of a proton leaves us with more questions than answers
We just can't seem to determine exactly how tiny they are.
Foamy gold is mostly empty, floats on coffee
Imagine a nugget of real, 20 carat gold floating merrily on the milk foam of your cup of warm cappuccino ...
The world’s first image of light as both a particle and a wave
We see light every day, and yet, we don't truly understand it; it's either a particle or a wave, or ...
Large Hadron Collider hints at infant Universe
Despite several setbacks and technical difficulties, the Large Hadrdon Collider is already starting to live up to it's nickname, the ...
LHC – we have a collision !
"It's a great day to be a particle physicist," said CERN director general Rolf Heuer. "A lot of people have ...
The most absurd explanation you’ll hear today
Well, the talk is on homeopathy, but this is really not about homeopathy. It's about the "physics" explanation, and how ...
LHC produces first results
Since the Large Hadron Collider went back in business, all sort of rumors have been circling the scientific circles (and ...
CERN is back in business with the first collisions
The researchers and engineers operating the Large Hadron Collider have smashed together for the first time protons, in what is ...
The man who got his head into a particle accelerator
We've all heard stories about soviet scientists, and Hollywood played quite an important role in that. Really few of those ...