Science

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

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.


April 25, 2011
Science

Alleged LHC Memo Hints Scientists Have Found The Higgs Boson

Did scientists running the massive Large Hadron Collider finally discover what Einstein eloquently hypothesised was the “mind of God” for the last 30 years of his life? Possibly, yes, if a memo leaked this week turns out to be legitimate.


April 7, 2011
Science

That Large Hadron Collider Is Producing Bucketloads Of Data

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The Large Hadron Collider is more than just the world’s coolest/most dangerous science experiment — it’s also producing a frankly ridiculous amount of data. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to Geneva, but that’s just peanuts to the LHC.


November 9, 2010
Science

And Man Said: ‘Let There Be Light’

You are now watching the beginning of the universe. Or better said, a small scale version of what scientists think happened one millionth of a second after the Big Bang, created inside the 27km acceleration ring of the Large Hadron Collider.


October 8, 2010

Artist Unearths Large Hadron Collider With Psychedelic Mural

ATLAS, the incredibly complex particle detector that processes the experiments running inside the even more incredibly complex Large Hadron Collider, is not open to visitors. But CERN has a compromise: an enormous, gorgeous mural of ATLAS’ guts.


September 22, 2010
Science

What Would Happen If You Stuck Your Hand In The LHC Stream?

The Large Hadron Collider is slinging 300 trillion protons at 99.9999991 per cent of the speed of light. It could answer momentous scientific mysteries of our universe. But what if you jam your hand into it? Watch scientists struggle to answer.


September 1, 2010
Science

Doomsday-Crying Man Tries Suing The Large Hadron Collider

Thought Hawaiians were relaxed types? Not Walter Wagner, who got so worked-up over the implications of the Large Hadron Collider he fought it in court – the US court. Naturally, he was told to pipe down and take it overseas.


July 27, 2010
Science

What Comes After The Large Hadron Collider?

What kind of particle smasher will succeed the Large Hadron Collider? It might seem premature to be asking that already, but it was one of the questions discussed at the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Paris, France.


May 29, 2010
Geek Out

"Dear Sir, My Brother Was Telling Me About The Large Hardon Collider…"

This is a letter received by the Institute of Physics in regards to the Large Hadron Collider. Oh, to see things through the innocent eyes of childhood again. [TwitPic via Geeks Are Sexy]


May 25, 2010

The Large Hadron Collider Makes Beautiful Terrifying Music

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When we’re not using the Large Hadron Collider to smash particle beams together or daydream about time travel, we might as well turn it into a musical instrument right? Great! Except that its tunes are purely hellspawn.