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Universe ages 80M years; Big Bang gets clearer
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what...
Tags: Astronomy, Entertainment Events, Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, Higgs Boson Search
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Notre Dame researchers probe origins of the universe
SOUTH BEND -- Using a new $4 million particle accelerator, University of Notre Dame researchers are probing the mysteries of the universe. "We're focusing on the origin of the elements in the universe," physics professor Michael Wiescher said. The 5MV...Tags: Education, Michigan State University, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, University of Notre Dame
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ND researchers probe origins of the universe
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Using a new $4 million particle accelerator, University of Notre Dame researchers are probing the mysteries of the universe. "We're focusing on the origin of the elements in the universe," physics professor Michael Wiescher said. The 5MV...Tags: Education, Michigan State University, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, University of Notre Dame
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Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies at 61
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Space used to be a man's world. Then came Sally Ride, who blazed a cosmic trail into orbit for U.S. women. With a pitch perfect name out of a pop song refrain, she joined the select club of American space heroes the public knew by...
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UPDATE: 'God particle' breakthrough has local connection
A huge scientific announcement is expected Wednesday morning...One with a local connection. Physicists say they have all but proven that the "God particle" exists. They have a footprint and a shadow, and the only thing left is to see for themselves the...
Tags: University of Paris, Entertainment Events, Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Teaching and Learning, Science
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Physicists say they've found evidence of 'God particle'
To cheers and standing ovations from scientists, the world's biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle Wednesday, calling it "consistent" with the long-sought Higgs boson -- popularly known as the "God particle" -- that...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Physics, Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Standards, University of Notre Dame
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ND researchers part of 'God particle' find
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- They have the right clues. Even the suspect is in hand. But just as with all good detective stories, a University of Notre Dame physicist says, there are bound to be twists and turns as the details eventually unfold. Kevin Lannon, an...Tags: Fiction, Cancer, Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Teaching and Learning, University of Notre Dame
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Notre Dame researchers help find 'God Particle'
WSBT TV Reporter(WATCH! Video shows WSBT-TV Reporter Kelli Stopczynski's pingpong balls/sugar/tray demonstration.) Scientists say they've made a huge discovery that could explain how and why the universe was formed, and researchers at Notre Dame played a role. The big...Tags: Europe, Science, Science and Technology, Higgs Boson Search, Swiss Confederation
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The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why?
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention.
"I don't think there were any newspaper articles about it or anything...Tags: Republican Party, Michigan State University, Racism, Barack Obama, Politics
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Mildly autistic, 12-year-old takes college physics
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 12-year-old boy with mild autism is making quite an impression on his classmates, standing out among fellow students in a calculus-based physics class at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Jacob Barnett says...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Education, Autism, Colleges and Universities, Purdue University
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All decked out: Museum's Tony Hawk skateboard exhibit ready to roll
FORT LAUDERDALE How to roll lessons about skateboarding, physics and creativity into one cool package? A new exhibit at the Museum of Discovery and Science is ready to show you how. The Tony Hawk: RAD Science Skate Exhibit features 25 interactive...Tags: Skateboarding, Museum of Discovery and Science, Tony Hawk, Arts and Culture, Science
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Heinrich Rohrer dies at 79; a father of nanotechnology
The electron microscope revolutionized biology in the 1930s by providing magnifications thousands of times higher than that of light microscopes, allowing scientists to discern the inner workings of cells for the first time. But it was not nearly as...
Tags: University of California, Santa Barbara, Scientific Invention, Entertainment Events, Nanotechnology, IBM
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