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NEWS ABOUT: particle accelerator

particle accelerator stories: 10 news summaries

'God Machine' Warming Up for 2nd Startup in Dec.

Large Hadron Collider is ready to roll after a year of repairs

Nov 3, 09 9:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The Large Hadron Collider is ready to start smashing particles together again, equipment, the laws of nature, and the Almighty permitting. The $9 billion particle accelerator has been fully repaired after a short circuit put it out of action for more than a year, and should be ready to roll... More »

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particle accelerator • physics • big bang • CERN • Large Hadron Collider • Higgs boson • God particle

 New Element 
 Joins Periodic Table 

Experiments confirm existence of super-heavy Element 112

Jun 11, 09 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The periodic table of elements will soon gain a new—and the heaviest known—element, the BBC reports. Element 112 was first discovered over a decade ago and its existence has now been confirmed after extensive experiments. Authorities have temporarily named it "ununbium," and its German discoverers have... More »

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science • particle accelerator • chemistry

 Glitch Stalls Atom Smasher 


Sep 19, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Large Hadron Collider, the $5-billion, 17-mile experiment seeking answers to the universe’s deepest mysteries, hit a snag within hours of its Sept. 10 launch, but its overseer did not report the malfunction for a week, the Daily Telegraph reports. A 30-ton transformer in the cooling system broke, causing... More »

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particle accelerator • Big Bang • universe • CERN • Large Hadron Collider • particle physics • God particle

'Big Bang' Machine
Switched On, We're Still Here

Feared planet-devouring black hole fortunately fails to materialize

Sep 10, 08 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Large Hadron Collider was switched on today and the world did not end, as some doomsayers predicted, Reuters reports. Scientists at CERN in Switzerland now plan to use the giant particle-smashing machine to recreate the conditions of the Big Bang and shed light on the origins of the universe.... More »

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particle accelerator • physics • Geneva • CERN • Large Hadron Collider

 Huge Particle Collider 
 Ready for Debut 

Probably won't destroy universe

Sep 9, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Physicists across the world will spend the wee hours of tomorrow morning watching with bated breath as the world’s most expensive science experiment gets under way, the New York Times reports. At 3:30am Eastern, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider will switch on for the first time, sending... More »

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Switzerland • particle accelerator • dark matter • Geneva • CERN • Large Hadron Collider • particle physics • Higgs boson

Physics and Improv Collide

Scientists on particle accelerator project learn communication from comedy

Sep 4, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Physicists trying to explain the nature of the universe using the largest particle accelerator ever built are also trying to learn something else: communication skills to help them explain what they’ve learned to the rest of world. And they’re going about it in a unique way, the Wall ... More »

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comedy • particle accelerator • CERN • Large Hadron Collider • European Organization for Nuclear Research

 Particle Collider
 Prompts Doomsday Suit 

Device could spark fatal black hole, claimants say

Mar 30, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A particle smasher in Switzerland could suck up Earth and possibly the whole universe, a US lawsuit claims. The suit warns that the $8 billion Large Hadron Collider near Geneva could spark a matter-sucking black hole or a "strangelet" that turns our planet into "strange matter." But... More »

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particle accelerator • physics • black hole • Hawaii • CERN • Walter Wagner • Luis Sancho • Large Hadron Collider

Hospitals Seduced by 'Nuclear Arms Race' vs. Cancer

But does prestigious strategy help patients?

Dec 26, 07 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - More and more hospitals are using nuclear proton accelerators in the fight against cancer, with mixed results, reports the New York Times. Some experts say the massive devices, formerly only found in physics labs, are a vital next-generation tool. Others doubt their effectiveness and worry that hospitals are getting caught... More »

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cancer • medicine • hospitals • particle accelerator • nuclear • cancer treatment

Internet2
Gets 10X Boost

Alarmingly fast
network speed
gets much quicker - but you can't use it yet

Oct 11, 07 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A parallel network to the commercial Internet has made another giant leap, increasing its already incredibly fast speed tenfold to 100 gigabits per second. That means Internet2—used by researchers, universities and some corporations—will be able to download a movie in a few seconds; the current 10 gig connections... More »

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particle accelerator • Internet2 • network speed • wavelengths • universities

Mobile Servers Save Energy, Add Capacity

Sun packages extra processing power
in steel shipping containers

Jun 22, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sun Microsystems has a solution for the booming demand for network space, and as a bonus, it lowers energy use: packing servers into steel shipping containers that can be parked wherever they're needed. It's called Project Blackbox, and Sun says it reduces power consumption by 20%. The giant 20-foot boxes... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • Stanford • Microsoft • Stanford University • shipping container • network • online videos • data centers • servers • Sun Microsystems • watts • power supply • storage • particle accelerator

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