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Princeton Student Finds Bug In LHC Experiment

“A Princeton senior has found a bug in the hardware design for the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In the hardware used to record and capture events in the LHC, she discovered errors that were leading to the appearances of double images because of particle streams known as jets. [...]

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Fermilab Not Dead Yet, Discovers Rare Single Top Quark

Several sources are reporting that in spite of LHC hype, Fermilab’s Tevatron has produced another feat for scientific discovery. Currently the world’s most powerful operating particle accelerator, the Tevatron has allowed researchers to observe a rare single Top Quark. “Previously, top quarks had only been observed when produced by the strong nuclear force. That interaction leads [...]

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Race For the “God Particle” Heats Up

Race For the “God Particle” Heats Up: “SpuriousLogic writes ‘CERN is losing ground rapidly in the race to discover the elusive Higgs boson, its American rival claims. Fermilab say the odds of their Tevatron accelerator finding it first are now 50-50 at worst, and up to 96% at best. CERN’s Lyn Evans admitted the accident [...]

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LHC to Begin Collisions in Fall… Right?

LHC to Begin Collisions in Fall… Right?: “ The Large Hadron Collider will begin blasting apart atoms starting in October, scientists at CERN confirmed today. The much-ballyhooed ‘most complex machine in the world’ will officially restart in September, going through a series of tests, before it progresses to actual science experiments that could (all together now) provide [...]

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