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– 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
