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Scientists Trying To Narrow In On Higgs-Bison

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider say a signal that suggested they might have seen "hints" of the long-sought Higgs boson particle has weakened. Physicists will now search for the boson at lower and higher energy ranges.
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How Does Fire Behave In Zero Gravity?

Unless there is some kind of air circulation system blowing over the fire, giving it fresh oxygen, a fire in a space craft would put itself out.
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Physics - Pinnacle of American Science

In 1991 the department of energy began to construct what would have been the biggest experiment in the world. The Superconducting Super-Collider.SSc was designed to collide Protons and Anti-Protons at energies of 40 Tev.
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Periodic Table of Fictional Elements

From dilithium crystals to kyrptonite, here is an assortment of sci-fi referenced elements.
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Physics Of Superheroes

Dr. Jim Kakalios discusses the realities behind some of the world's most famous super heroes.
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Michio Kaku - Physics Of The Future

As well as being a co-founder of string field theory, Michio Kaku is a best-selling author, television presenter and all-round popularizer of science.
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Are Past, Present & Future The Only Options?

The "standard model" compared to M theory..
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Hi-Resolution Images Of Elements

Great photos of all the entirety of the periodic table.
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Glass Melts When It Gets Cold?

Normally when melted and formed into bottles,windows,etc. glass stays that way. Apparently this is not so. When glass is chilled to near absolute zero an amazing transformation begins.
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Vacuum Has Friction After All

A BALL spinning in a vacuum should never slow down, since no outside forces are acting on it. At least that's what Newton would have said. But what if the vacuum itself creates a type of friction that puts the brakes on spinning objects?
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