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World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant" target="_self"…
09 May 2025 19:52 GMT
… at world's largest atom smasher could unlock new physics
That …
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World’s largest atom smasher turns lead into gold; alchemy’s greatest moment is here
08 May 2025 14:30 GMT
Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have revealed, for the first time, the direct measurement of lead being transformed into gold during high-energy particle collisions.
“Thanks to the unique capabilities of the ALICE ZDCs, the present …
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'Beauty' particle discovered at world's largest atom smasher could unlock new physics
19 Apr 2025 16:31 GMT
Physicists at the world's largest particle accelerator have made a first-of-its-kind discovery about antimatter that could help solve one of the universe's biggest mysteries.
The discovery — made at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, near …
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The world's largest atom smasher is getting a powerful new upgrade
09 Apr 2025 19:08 GMT
The world's biggest atom smasher could be getting an upgrade.
… CERN scientists in 2012, the atom smasher has also been a failure …
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NZ Atom-Smashers Honoured With Top Science Prize
10 Apr 2025 04:55 GMT
Dr
David Krofcheck
(Photo/Supplied)
University
of Auckland physicist Dr David Krofcheck has been honoured
with one of the top prizes in science, the Breakthrough
Prize in Fundamental Physics, sharing it with a few
colleagues… 13,507 of them.
He had a …
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World’s largest atom smasher detects possible signal of tiniest particle ever
08 Apr 2025 14:17 GMT
Since its inception in 2008, the LHC (large hadron collider) at CERN has been a key player in pushing the boundaries of particle physics research. Consisting of four main experiments, the circular particle accelerator is built to push the frontiers of …
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FCC: Physicists unveil even bigger atom smasher plan
08 Apr 2025 10:47 GMT
The Future Circular Collider (FCC) is set to be the next quantum leap in particle physics, following the success of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Planned by CERN, the FCC will be a massive 91-kilometre underground ring beneath the French-Swiss border, …
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Scientists plan an even bigger atom smasher for physics research
02 Apr 2025 17:51 GMT
… the world's largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for …
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The even LARGER Hadron Collider: 56.5-mile atom smasher dubbed the 'most extraordinary instrument ever built by humanity' could unravel the mysteries of the universe
02 Apr 2025 14:45 GMT
… 'world's biggest atom smasher', FCC could provide new …
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A Giant Atom Smasher 656 Feet Below the Earth Could Show Us Physics We’ve Never Seen
02 Apr 2025 13:59 GMT
… , thanks to its 27-kilometer atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider.
Now … research. With its 27-kilometer atom smasher—the Large Hadron Collider (LHC …