Topic: European Organization for Nuclear Research

Higgs boson 'God particle' close to capture, scientists say

Scientists are closer to capturing the elusive Higgs boson 'God particle,' the missing piece of the governing theory of the universe's tiniest building blocks.

Faster than light neutrinos? Not so fast, say new findings. [Video]

Scientists at Switzerland's CERN research center threatened to turn physics upside down in September, when they measured a neutrino traveling at faster-than-light speeds. But now a new experiment by researchers in Italy suggests that the particles are actually obeying the cosmic speed limit.

Neutrino particle traveling faster than light? Two ways it could rewrite physics.

European scientists are shocked by an experiment that showed neutrino particles moving faster than light. The result, if confirmed, could challenge Einstein's signature theory on relativity or point to a universe of more than four dimensions.

God particle, the Higgs boson, could be found in 2012

God particle: The Higgs boson isn't just any particle. It's the linchpin of the Standard Model of particle physics theory that explains the Big Bang, because it is believed to answer a fundamental question about why matter has mass.

Difference Maker Muoy You, who escaped Cambodia's killing fields, now teaches self-respect and integrity

Muoy You has opened Seametrey Children's Village in Phnom Penh to help restore Cambodia's culture.

CERN scientists 'trap' antimatter for more than 16 minutes

Scientists at the world's largest particle physics laboratory in Switzerland have found a way to contain antimatter atoms in a magnetic 'bottle' for as long as 1,000 seconds, an eternity in particle physics.

America to end its search for the 'God particle'

The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) is pulling the plug on the Tevatron, the only American particle collider capable of finding the Higgs boson, or 'God particle.'

Antimatter breakthrough could help scientists unravel Big Bang mystery

Antimatter research took a significant step forward when scientists for the first time created and briefly corraled antihydrogen. The experiment could help scientists probe why the universe has less antimatter than prevailing theories suggest it should.

Large Hadron Collider not large enough, say scientists who want a Humongous Hadron Collider

Large Hadron Collider: Scientists are proposing a particle accelerator that is even bigger than the mammoth Large Hadron Collider.

What is Higgs boson – and will CERN scientists find the 'God particle'?

CERN scientists are today successfully crashing particles together at nearly the speed of light. With such high-speed collisions, they hope to finally detect the elusive Higgs boson.

Eureka! Large Hadron Collider fires up, smashes protons

Years in development, the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva on Tuesday achieved its first proton-on-proton collisions at higher energy levels than scientists have ever seen before. They'll study images of the particles for clues to the nature of matter and the universe.

Dark matter revealed?

Giant particle collider at CERN could detect dark matter.

CERN scientists ramp up to restart collider

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, nagged by overruns and delays, may solve a few mysteries – and pose many more – when it restarts on Feb. 15 and ramps up to unprecedented levels of speed.

CERN's LHC 'big bang' machine back in the particle biz -- sort of

Scientists at CERN have tested the LHC's mettle by circulating a low-energy beam of protons

CERN physicist accused of terror links. What access did he have?

Adlène Hicheur worked in a large group that has run experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Now, he is accused of collaborating with an Al Qaeda spinoff group in North Africa.

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E-Science: Massive experiments, global networks

Worldwide computer grids mean even small-timers can contribute to ‘big science.’

As a massive atom smasher powers up, 'Big Science' moves away from the US

The first trial of the Large Hadron Collider on Wednesday signals a shift to Europe of high-energy physics.

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Europe’s Large Hadron Collider tests the bounds of physics – and budgets

Scientists look for technologies to push particles faster, better, and cheaper.

With new telescope, a fresh view of the cosmos

The gamma ray telescope, slated to launch soon, could yield insights into such mysteries as dark matter.

A physicists' playground powers up

Horizons: What's new in sci-tech

New particle accelerator powers up, what bats have in common with rock stars, where to find the oldest asteroids.