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Large Hadron Collider Finally Pays Off: Discovers New Range Rover

2:15PM Yesterday | Andrew Liszewski

The Higgs Boson still hasn’t made an appearance, but in an even more stunning discovery, apparently the Large Hadron Collider has been responsible for creating the new 2012 Range Rover Sport. That’s $US9 billion well spent right there. More »


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Replica Large Hadron Collider Made Of Lego

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12:30PM December 31, 2011 | Logan Booker

If the real one threatening to punch all manner of holes through the world was bad enough, imagine how much damage this Lego scale replica could do? Like the actual collider, probably nothing, but try telling all the tiny Lego conspiracy theorists that. More »


Science

Why God Particle Is A Perfect Name For The Higgs Boson

1:30PM December 19, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

I prefer to call it The Force — a particle that “surrounds us and penetrates us” binding the galaxy together — but Czech physicist Luboš Motl makes a good case as to why the Higgs boson should be called the God Particle. More »


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Caltech Shatters Internet Speed Record: 186 Gbps

4:40AM December 15, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

As if I couldn’t hate my ISP any more, researchers at the SuperComputing 2011 conference set a new internet speed record transferring data with a combined rate of 186 Gbps, 67 Gbps faster than the previous record set in 2009. More »


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Scientists Still Chasing The Force, Getting Closer

2:54AM December 14, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

After much excitement, the Force has not been found. But don’t be sad, my fellow nerds. Scientists may have not found evidence of the Higgs boson yet, but they have discovered “tantalising hints” that may indicate its presence. More »


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Scientists Are About To Find The Force

1:00PM December 9, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

If confirmed next week, this will be the biggest news in the history of physics since the birth of the Theory of Relativity: CERN scientists may have already found evidence of the existence of the elusive Higgs boson. THE FORCE, dudes: More »


Software

LHSee For Android: Find Out What’s Going On Inside The Large Hadron Collider

8:15AM October 14, 2011 | Casey Chan

The Large Hadron Collider scares me. It’s the baddest monster machine on the planet and it’s capable of creating material that’s denser than anything but black holes, it possibly found the Higgs Boson and probably can destroy humanity. It’s an unknown beast. How do you make it less scary? Get to know it. LHSee (heh) for Android shows you what’s happening inside the LHC. More »


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CERN Needs YOUR Help To Discover The Elusive God Particle

8:55AM August 10, 2011 | Adrian Covert

CERN are the multi-national keepers of the Large Hadron Collider, which is the most powerful particle accelerator on the planet. But they need your help in their quest to find the Higgs Boson particle, otherwise known as the God Particle. More »


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Fermilab’s Claim Of New Subatomic Particle Discredited By Rival Team

9:00AM June 14, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Fermilab believed they hit the motherlode this past April after findings from the Tevatron particle accelerator suggested a new subatomic particle was out there. A second, independent group has analysed that same data and claim there is no new particle. More »


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What’s Really Going On With The Latest Higgs Boson Rumour?

4:20AM April 26, 2011 | Alasdair Wilkins

Rumours are again swirling that the Higgs boson, the missing subatomic particle of the Standard Model, has been found at last. But where did these reports come from, and should we believe them? Let’s take a look at the evidence. More »