...that beneath the French/Swiss border, scientists at the world's largest particle physics research center, CERN (The European Center for Nuclear Research), are using giant machines—particle accelerators and detectors—to study the smallest objects in the universe? On September 10, 2008, a circulating beam of protons inaugurated the 17-mile, subterranean track of the Large Hadron Collider, CERN's newest accelerator. Scientists hope experiments performed with the LHC will provide evidence of long-suspected particles, such as the Higgs Boson, and shed light on the origin of mass and the nature of matter.
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Did You Know?
...that beneath the French/Swiss border, scientists at the world's largest particle physics research center, CERN (The European Center for Nuclear Research), are using giant machines—particle accelerators and detectors—to study the smallest objects in the universe? On September 10, 2008, a circulating beam of protons inaugurated the 17-mile, subterranean track of the Large Hadron Collider, CERN's newest accelerator. Scientists hope experiments performed with the LHC will provide evidence of long-suspected particles, such as the Higgs Boson, and shed light on the origin of mass and the nature of matter.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Did You Know?
Some aquatic insects and spiders carry an air supply when they dive? These creatures (such as backswimmers, water boatmen, and water spiders) have tiny, water-repelling hairs that hold air bubbles next to their bodies. Oxygen diffuses into these external "lungs" and carbon dioxide diffuses out, enabling the bugs to breathe without surfacing.
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