Read more particle accelerator stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3432/particle-accelerator.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74666/at-last-collider-gets-atoms-smashing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor the first time, the world’s largest, most expensive science experiment worked as it was supposed to today, with the Large Hadron Collider sending beams of protons smashing into each other—as envisioned when it first opened in 2008. The 17-mile track underneath the French-Swiss Alps has seen more than...http://www.newser.com/story/74666/at-last-collider-gets-atoms-smashing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 19:09:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73173/god-machine-warming-up-for-2nd-startup-in-dec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Large Hadron Collider is ready to start smashing particles together again, equipment, the laws of nature, and the Almighty permitting. The $9 billion particle accelerator has been fully repaired after a short circuit put it out of action for more than a year, and should be ready to roll...http://www.newser.com/story/73173/god-machine-warming-up-for-2nd-startup-in-dec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 9:14:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61560/new-element-joins-periodic-table.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe periodic table of elements will soon gain a new—and the heaviest known—element, the BBC reports. Element 112 was first discovered over a decade ago and its existence has now been confirmed after extensive experiments. Authorities have temporarily named it "ununbium," and its German discoverers have been tasked...http://www.newser.com/story/61560/new-element-joins-periodic-table.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 3:01:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37849/glitch-stalls-atom-smasher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Large Hadron Collider, the $5-billion, 17-mile experiment seeking answers to the universe’s deepest mysteries, hit a snag within hours of its Sept. 10 launch, but its overseer did not report the malfunction for a week, the Daily Telegraph reports. A 30-ton transformer in the cooling system broke, causing tests...http://www.newser.com/story/37849/glitch-stalls-atom-smasher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 12:40:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37073/big-bang-machine-switched-on-were-still-here.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Large Hadron Collider was switched on today and the world did not end, as some doomsayers predicted, Reuters reports. Scientists at CERN in Switzerland now plan to use the giant particle-smashing machine to recreate the conditions of the Big Bang and shed light on the origins of the universe....http://www.newser.com/story/37073/big-bang-machine-switched-on-were-still-here.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 5:09:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36979/huge-particle-collider-ready-for-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhysicists across the world will spend the wee hours of tomorrow morning watching with bated breath as the world’s most expensive science experiment gets under way, the New York Times reports. At 3:30am Eastern, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider will switch on for the first time, sending particles racing through...http://www.newser.com/story/36979/huge-particle-collider-ready-for-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Sep 2008 11:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36601/physics-and-improv-collide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhysicists trying to explain the nature of the universe using the largest particle accelerator ever built are also trying to learn something else: communication skills to help them explain what they’ve learned to the rest of world. And they’re going about it in a unique way, the Wall Street Journal...http://www.newser.com/story/36601/physics-and-improv-collide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Sep 2008 14:43:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22878/particle-collider-prompts-doomsday-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA particle smasher in Switzerland could suck up Earth and possibly the whole universe, a US lawsuit claims. The suit warns that the $8 billion Large Hadron Collider near Geneva could spark a matter-sucking black hole or a "strangelet" that turns our planet into "strange matter." But one Princeton scientist...http://www.newser.com/story/22878/particle-collider-prompts-doomsday-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Mar 2008 14:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14914/hospitals-seduced-by-nuclear-arms-race-vs-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore and more hospitals are using nuclear proton accelerators in the fight against cancer, with mixed results, reports the New York Times . Some experts say the massive devices, formerly only found in physics labs, are a vital next-generation tool. Others doubt their effectiveness and worry that hospitals are getting caught...http://www.newser.com/story/14914/hospitals-seduced-by-nuclear-arms-race-vs-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Dec 2007 14:29:17 CST