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Why a tiny gravity measurement may be a leap forward for physics

March 6, 2024 admin

Just over a week ago, European physicists announced they had measured the strength of gravity on the smallest scale ever. In a clever tabletop experiment, researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands, the University of Southampton in the UK, and the Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies in Italy measured a force of around 30 attonewtons on a…

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Scientists move forward with plans for giant new atom-smasher to begin operating by 2040

February 6, 2024 admin

A general view of the LHC experiment during a media visit at CERN near Geneva, Switzerland, July 23, 2014. | Photo Credit: Reuters Scientists at the world’s largest atom smasher expressed confidence Monday about moving forward with a multibillion-euro project to build a larger and more powerful particle collider that could help unlock more mysteries…

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This particle’s wobble could help spot cracks in the laws of physics

October 20, 2023 admin

One way physicists seek clues to unravel the mysteries of the universe is by smashing matter together and inspecting the debris. But these types of destructive experiments, while incredibly informative, have limits. We are two scientists who study nuclear and particle physics using CERN’s Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. Working with an international group of nuclear and particle…

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Antimatter observed to be falling down under influence of gravity

September 28, 2023 admin

This handout illustration released by U.S. National Science Foundation on September 27, 2023, shows an anti-matter gravity experiment ALPHA-g at an undisclosed location. For the first time, scientists have observed antimatter particles — the mysteriously absent twins of the visible matter all around us — falling downwards due to the effect of gravity, Europe’s physics…

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