HUFFINGTON POST– We think we die and rot into the ground, and thus must squeeze everything in before it’s too late. If life — yours, mine — is a just a one-time deal, then we’re as likely to be screwed as pampered. But experiments suggest this view of the world may be wrong. The results of quantum physics confirm that … Read More
RAW STORY– Scientists said Sunday they had trapped and stored antihydrogen atoms for a record 16 minutes, a stunning technical feat that promises deeper insights into the mysteries of antimatter.Particles and anti-particles annihilate each other in a small flash of energy when they collide.At the moment of the big bang, nearly 14 billion years ago, matter and antimatter are thought … Read More
BBC– Antimatter atoms have been trapped for the first time, scientists say. Researchers at Cern, home of the Large Hadron Collider, have held 38 antihydrogen atoms in place, each for a fraction of a second. Antihydrogen has been produced before but it was instantly destroyed when it encountered normal matter. The team, reporting in Nature, says the ability to study … Read More
BBC– Dr David Evans: “From conception to design and building this, it’s taken about 20 years.” The Large Hadron Collider has successfully created a “mini-Big Bang” by smashing together lead ions instead of protons. The scientists working at the enormous machine on Franco-Swiss border achieved the unique conditions on 7 November. The experiment created temperatures a million times hotter than … Read More
ASSOCIATED PRESS– The world’s largest atom smasher conducted its first experiments at conditions nearing those after the Big Bang, breaking its own record for high-energy collisions with proton beams crashing into each other Tuesday at three times more force than ever before. In a milestone for the $10 billion Large Hadron Collider’s ambitious bid to reveal details about theoretical particles … Read More
