‘Faster than the Speed of Light’ Findings in Doubt
Scientists have found two technical glitches which could have an effect on last September’s findings that neutrinos were found to be traveling faster than the speed of light. The scientific community was buzzing about the possibility Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity – which holds nothing travels faster than the speed of light – could be […]
Scientists Sucessfully Hide Moment in Time
Scientists have managed to create a hole in time, making it appear as if an event never happened at all. It’s not quite Harry Potter’s cloak of invisibility, but researchers at Cornell University demonstrated time cloaking was possible, if only for a fraction of a second. They managed the feat by creating what they call […]
Science Scanner: Did US Radar Bring Down Russian Probe?
Did powerful radar signals from the United States bring down a Russian Mars moon probe? Russian scientists will examine whether a U.S. radar station transmitted radar signals which inadvertently interfered with the Phobos-Ground probe that recently fell back to Earth. Experts say the assertion is far-fetched. NASA says the military radar equipment in question wasn’t […]
Science Scanner: New Year, New Calendar?
Pope Gregory XIII introduced the calendar we use today back in 1582. His namesake Gregorian calendar replaced one instituted back in 46 BC by Julius Caesar. As you can see, our method of keeping track of the days, months and years has remained pretty constant. Although ideas for new calendars have been introduced over the […]
Higgs Boson Mystery Could Be Solved Soon
A definitive answer on whether or not the so-called “God Particle” exists could come in 2012, according to a scientist involved in solving the mystery. The search for the subatomic particle called the Higgs boson went into overdrive in 2008, when the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, in Switzerland switched on its sophisticated […]
Science Scanner: Discovery Could Explain Color of Pluto
Researchers have found new evidence pointing to the possibility of complex hydrocarbon and/or nitrile molecules lying on the surface of Pluto. Using the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, which was installed aboard the Hubble Space Telescope in 2009, the researchers found a strong ultraviolet-wavelength absorber on the distant dwarf planet. The researchers point out that such chemical […]
Science Scanner: Zeroing in on Elusive ‘God Particle’
Scientists might be zeroing in on just where the Higgs boson – the hypothetical sub-atomic particle believed to be a building block of the universe – may be hiding. Many expected CERN scientists to announce the discovery of the mysterious Higgs boson at a Dec. 13 seminar. Observers didn’t hear what they had hoped to […]
Science Scanner: Need a Bone? Just Print One!
If someone told you they’d created a material that looks and feels like bone on an ink-jet printer, you’d probably laugh. But researchers at Washington State University have done just that. The researchers used a 3D printer to create a bone-like material and structure that they say can be used in applications such as orthopedic procedures, […]
Science Scanner: Now, Why Did I Come In Here Again?
Do you ever leave a room to get an item or take care of a task in another room, but forget what you came for once you get to the other room? It turns out walking through a doorway may be to blame for this memory lapse. At least that’s what a Notre Dame University […]
Faster than the Speed of Light and the Search for Higgs Boson
The work that’s being done at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Laboratory in Europe has generated news headlines for years. Recently though, since the Large Hadron Collider (the world’s largest and highest-energy particle accelerator) went online, we’ve been hearing even more about the ambitious activities being undertaken by this scientific organization, their affiliates […]