Read more physics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5123/physics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:47:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73764/surfer-dudes-theory-of-everything-may-school-science.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScience needs more people like Garrett Lisi, writes Roger Highfield at the Daily Telegraph . Lisi kitesurfs on Maui, lives in a yurt, snowboards at Tahoe—and has wowed physicists with his "theory of everything." The surfer dude scientist claims to have solved the biggest problem in physics by finding a...http://www.newser.com/story/73764/surfer-dudes-theory-of-everything-may-school-science.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 8:09:11 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/71040/digital-pioneers-scoop-physics-nobel-prize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded today to three scientists whose research into light paved the way for the digital age. Charles Kao received the prize for his work on the transmission of light through fiber-optic cables—the basis of modern communication networks. Bell Labs researchers Willard Boyle and...http://www.newser.com/story/71040/digital-pioneers-scoop-physics-nobel-prize.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 5:53:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67863/new-planet-expected-to-crash-and-burn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists in the UK have discovered a planet that defies the laws of physics, the Independent reports. WASP-18b, which is orbiting a star 1,000 light years from Earth, is so big and close to the sun that it should be pulled toward it. "The spin of the star is...http://www.newser.com/story/67863/new-planet-expected-to-crash-and-burn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 10:44:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66032/collider-may-be-back-online-by-late-fall-on-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt took 15 years and $9 billion to build, but since its massively hyped debut in September, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland hasn't collided any particles at all. Physicists in Europe are certain the 17-mile machine will eventually produce revolutionary science, on everything from dark matter to...http://www.newser.com/story/66032/collider-may-be-back-online-by-late-fall-on-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 7:50:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64554/after-13-years-new-element-gets-name-copernicum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe scientists who discovered the newest element want to name it “Copernicum” to honor Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer who proposed the heliocentric theory of the solar system, the BBC reports. Element 112 was discovered in fusion experiments 13 years ago and added to the periodic table a few weeks ago.http://www.newser.com/story/64554/after-13-years-new-element-gets-name-copernicum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61106/going-up-94m-balloons-should-do-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPixar stuck 20,622 balloons on a house to achieve liftoff in its animated Up , which wouldn't come close to doing the trick in real life, writes Nina Shen Rastogi on Slate's Explainer blog. If the old Carl character were using typical party balloons, he'd need somewhere around 9.4...http://www.newser.com/story/61106/going-up-94m-balloons-should-do-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 13:43:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54175/discovery-revives-hopes-for-cold-fusion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new lab discovery holds promise that cold fusion could become a reality, according to a US Navy researcher. The chemist—whose report was greeted with skepticism in the scientific world—says her new process created highly energized neutrons in a reaction that could someday provide almost limitless amounts of...http://www.newser.com/story/54175/discovery-revives-hopes-for-cold-fusion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 2:42:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50432/big-bang-machine-wont-start-until-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists won’t restart the Large Hadron Collider until late September—a 6-week delay for the machine designed to replicate the Big Bang, Reuters reports. Repairs of last fall's electrical glitch are taking longer than expected. Particle collisions in the world’s biggest, most complex machine are now scheduled to resume in...http://www.newser.com/story/50432/big-bang-machine-wont-start-until-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 15:30:02 CST