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Seeking the "God particle" -- books on the Higgs boson
Thousands of scientists around the world are hunting feverishly for the Higgs boson, a hypothesized subatomic building block that has been called the "God particle." And today, the groups announced they had come closer to identifying it, but were likely a...Tags: Higgs Boson Search
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Hopkins, Maryland help in worldwide hunt for elusive Higgs boson
Researchers from Hopkins and Maryland are among thousands of scientists engaged in the hunt for the Higgs boson, known popularly as the "God particle." Proof of its existence would answer fundamental questions about the nature of our existence....Tags: Applied Physics, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Higgs Boson Search, Science
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Faster than light? Research will benefit America in ways we can't foresee
The news from the European Institute for Particle Physics is that Albert Einstein may have been wrong ("Faster than light", Sept. 23). The speed of light may not be insurmountable, and everything we think we know about the universe may be wrong. Of...Tags: Space Programs, Albert Einstein, Europe
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CORRECTED-RPT-Decision time on site for giant radio telescope
ReutersBy Chris Wickham LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - The location of a huge radio telescope strong enough to detect extraterrestrial life in the far reaches of the universe could be settled on Friday when the group in charge of the project meets in the...Tags: BAE Systems Plc., United Kingdom, London (England), Galileo Galilei, Siemens
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Special Report: The algorithmic arms race
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - It's the day after Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking's 70th birthday party and David Harding, the head of one of the most successful hedge funds in the world, is bubbling with talk of black holes. Given the financial crisis of the...Tags: Media Industry, Robert Harris, Stephen Hawking, Finance, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
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Super telescope will search for secrets of the universe
CNNIt's been billed as an astronomical equivalent of the Large Hadron Collider, offering new insights into the formation of the universe and so powerful that it might even detect alien life. The Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is an international effort to...Tags: Africa, Radio, Science, South Africa, Australia
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A universe without purpose
The illusion of purpose and design is perhaps the most pervasive illusion about nature that science has to confront on a daily basis. Everywhere we look, it appears that the world was designed so that we could flourish. The position of the Earth around...
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Google inks deal for CERN project: Films of Record may develop feature film
VarietyLONDON -- Google and U.K. documentary specialist Films of Record are collaborating to post footage of scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider at the CERN lab in Switzerland on YouTube. The "CERN People" project will also form the basis of a...Tags: Movies, Documentary (genre), United Kingdom, YouTube, London (England)
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So close to the God particle: Scientists say 'stay tuned'
World NowPhysicists have detected hints of the long-sought Higgs boson but have not yet amassed enough data for definitive proof of discovery of the so-called God particle, scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, said Tuesda... -
The quest for the 'God particle': Tiny matter, big cliffhanger
World NowGod particle quest: It’s a cliffhanger as scientists say they haven’t seen the Higgs boson, or God particle -- yet... -
Large Hadron Collider made with Legos, and other geeky creations
TechnologyUsing Legos, Sascha Mehlhase, a physicist based in Copenhagen, has built a 1:50 scale replica of the ATLAS detector, which is part of the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator.... -
Orangutans go ape for iPads, gorillas not so much
TechnologyApps for apes: Orangutans love to play with iPads just as much as their human cousins....
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