Latest results from the large hadron collider do not look good for the supersymmetry theory of everything
Posted by admin in Science on 30. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
Strange Beauty Decays The purple tracks show the decay of a "strange beauty" B meson, composed of a beauty antiquark and a strange quark. The composite particle decays into a pair of muons. The LHCb experiment has been studying B mesons in extreme detail and so far has not found any evidence for supersymmetry, which [...]
Fermilab Physicists Have Detected A Possible New Particle or New Force
Posted by admin in Science on 07. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
May be "the most significant discovery in physics in half a century" Physicists at Fermilab might have found evidence of a new elementary particle or an entirely new force of nature, suggesting the nation’s biggest science experiment is about to go out with a bang. A new analysis of 10,000 proton-antiproton collisions at the [...]
Time to Cross the Beams! LHC to Commence First Proton Smashing Tomorrow
Posted by admin in Science on 30. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
Although some of us feel like we’ve heard this story before The Large Hadron Collider’s Compact Muon Solenoid courtesy CERN The Large Hadron Collider has been coming along in fits and starts, but the European Organization for Nuclear Research plans to begin colliding the highest energy proton beams ever conjured tomorrow, heralding a new era [...]
The Secret Lives of Particle Accelerators
Posted by admin in Science on 10. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
The most complex machines ever built don’t just hunt for obscure subatomic bits. Beneath the French-Swiss border, the Large Hadron Collider will help scientists seek answers to some of the most profound questions about the universe. Beyond this lofty goal, though, particle accelerators can be used for decidedly more down-to-Earth projects — like fighting cancer, [...]
