Physics news

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:43 am

Fermilab's CDF scientists present a precision measurement of a subtle dance between matter and antimatter

Scientists of the CDF collaboration at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced today (April 11, 2006) the precision measurement of extremely rapid transitions between matter and antimatter. As amazing as it may seem, it has been known for 50 years that very special species of subatomic particles can make spontaneous transitions between matter and antimatter

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:44 am

Bytes by the Quintillion For Today and Tomorrow

Engineers and information specialists from government, industry and academia agreed this month at a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) workshop* that immediate action is needed to keep vast amounts of digital knowledge from disappearing into cyberspace or becoming in 200, or even 20 years, as incomprehensible as the markings on Babylonian cuneiform tablets.

(Back up your data before something takes a few bytes out of it!)

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:53 am

(Back up your data before something takes a few bytes out of it!)

Besides, it's all greek to me......

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:49 am

Three cosmic enigmas, one audacious answer

DARK energy and dark matter, two of the greatest mysteries confronting physicists, may be two sides of the same coin. A new and as yet undiscovered kind of star could explain both phenomena and, in turn, remove black holes from the lexicon of cosmology.

Henry

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:49 am

Is this a 'two headed' coin?

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:54 pm

Yeah! I've alway wondered why the weren't refered to as the 'Head' side and the 'Butt' side?

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:19 pm

So flipping a coin would be like butting heads?

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:57 pm

Henry J wrote:So flipping a coin would be like butting heads?

Or that other phrase making nefarious use of the word "UP"!

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:41 pm

Henry J wrote:So flipping a coin would be like butting heads?

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:31 am

BabyBot takes first steps

BabyBot, a robot modelled on the torso of a two year-old child, is helping researchers take the first, tottering steps towards understanding human perception, and could lead to the development of machines that can perceive and interact with their environment.

(Number Five - is - ALIVE! Well, sort of.

)

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed May 03, 2006 7:41 am

Discovery Prospects at the Large Hadron Collider

Will scientists ever find the elusive Higgs particle, the last of the fundamental particles predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics and postulated to play a major role in how fundamental particles get their masses? Are there undiscovered particles “beyond” those described by the Standard Model?

(Collision alert! Collision alert!

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lswot · Post by **lswot** » Wed May 03, 2006 10:04 am

EVERYBODY DUCK!!!!!!

(quack)

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:08 am

(quack)

Back atcha'!

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:37 am

Xjmt wrote:
(quack)
Back atcha'!

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Thu May 04, 2006 11:12 am

Awright, who let Daffy on this thread?