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Trinity students analyze data from Large Hadron Particle collider
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- For the last three years, the Trinity School at Greenlawn has offered a unique experience to its graduating seniors: a chance to analyze data from the Large Hadron Particle collider in Geneva, Switzerland. The LHC, as it’s often...Tags: Applied Physics, Computer Science, Science, Higgs Boson Search, Teaching and Learning
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Physicists say they've found evidence of 'God particle'
To cheers and standing ovations from scientists, the world's biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle Wednesday, calling it "consistent" with the long-sought Higgs boson -- popularly known as the "God particle" -- that...
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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... -
Large Hadron Collider rewards scientists watching at Caltech
The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva succeeded early Tuesday in smashing subatomic particles together at more than three times the highest levels previously recorded, eliciting cheers from a crowd watching at Caltech and pushing two sometimes-separate...Tags: Applied Physics, Science, Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Olympic Games, Geneva (Swiss Confederation)
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Maurice Goldhaber dies at 100; noted nuclear and particle physicist
Maurice Goldhaber, one of the pioneers of modern physics whose experiments helped create the current understanding of how the world works, died May 11 at his home on Long Island, N.Y., after a short illness. He had celebrated his 100th birthday less...Tags: Applied Physics, Hartland, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Science, University of Cambridge
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Gerson Goldhaber dies at 86; particle physicist discovered 'dark energy'
Gerson Goldhaber, a UC Berkeley physicist who played a key role in identifying some of the fundamental particles of nature, then switched careers and helped show that the universe is expanding rather than contracting, died of natural causes at his home in...Tags: Family, Berkeley (Alameda, California), Science, Cosmology, Museum of Science and Industry
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New atom-smasher generates hope, fear
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMichelangelo L. Mangano, a respected particle physicist who helped discover the top quark in 1995, now spends most days trying to convince people that his new machine won't destroy the world. "If it were just crackpots, we could wave them away," the...Tags: Indiana University, Science, Gaming, Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Cosmology
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OK Go set to be different
Special to the TribuneWith their flamboyant, sarcastic songs, OK Go fit into the oh-so-serious, willfully abstract Chicago rock scene like Jim Carrey at a particle physics seminar. "It makes it really easy to stand out. There hasn't been a lot of stuff like us," guitarist,...Tags: Theater, Music Industry, Science, Jim Carrey, Radio
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