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New discovery could be best hint yet of the elusive Higgs boson [Mad Physics]

Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2010 by author-unknown

The Higgs boson is the missing particle that would complete the standard model of particle physics, but so far we’ve found little to even suggest it actually exists. But a new finding might just have come from a decaying Higgs.The Compact Muon Solenoid… Continue reading →

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Dark matters could be hiding in the Sun and affecting neutrinos [Mad Physics]

Posted on Sunday, September 12, 2010 by author-unknown

We’re pretty much certain that dark matter exists, but we’re still working to nail down precisely what dark matter is. One leading candidate, known as the WIMP, might be trapped inside the Sun, sucking heat away and altering fusion reactions.If WIMPs -… Continue reading →

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Why golf balls have dimples [Mad Science]

Posted on Monday, August 9, 2010 by author-unknown

You’d think a totally smooth surface would be better at flying through the air with the least amount of wind resistance. So why do golf balls have all those little indentations? So they can use the air against itself.
Ah, golf, the thing you watch when… Continue reading →

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String theory and black holes show a possible path to practical superconductors [Mad Physics]

Posted on Friday, August 6, 2010 by author-unknown

A leading candidate for room temperature superconductors is the copper compound cuprate, but no one knew how cuprates facilitated superconductivity…until some brave souls looked inside a black hole and broke out the string theory to explain how they … Continue reading →

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Was our universe born inside a black hole in another universe? [Mad Physics]

Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 by author-unknown

The current explanation of the universe’s origins relies on clumsy assumptions and can’t explain most subatomic particles. A small tweak to general relativity solves these problems – and seemingly proves the universe must have come from a black hole el… Continue reading →

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