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Mysterious Dark Matter Might Actually Glow
Nobody knows what dark matter is, but scientists may now have a clue where to look for it.
2008-11-06
Tape measure: X-rays detected from Scotch tape
NEW YORK - Just two weeks after a Nobel Prize highlighted theoretical work on subatomic particles, physicists are announcing a startling discovery about a much more familiar form of matter: Scotch tape. It turns out that if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. The researchers even made an X-ray image of one of their fingers.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-22
Sidelined CERN collider gets a new, formal sendoff
GENEVA - The world's largest scientific machine may have malfunctioned soon after its spectacular start and still be out of action. But that didn't stop dignitaries, donors and diplomats from inaugurating the broken atom smasher Tuesday with pomp and pageantry.
Nations:India Russia Japan Canada Activities:Large Hadron Collider Source:(AP)
2008-10-21
3 win Nobel for subatomic physics research
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Two Japanese citizens and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for discoveries that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter.
Nations:Japan Sweden
2008-10-07
Dark matter, new planets could bring physics Nobel
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Scientists who have pursued dark matter, hunted for undiscovered planets and advanced nanotechnology were being touted Monday as candidates for the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics.
Nations:Sweden France Poland Germany Source:(AP)
2008-10-07
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