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February 20, 2013 4:00 PM
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Future U.S. Fusion Research Should Keep Options Open, Report Concludes
Inertial confinement technologies hinge on success of existing laser facility
CERN Set to Study Sterile Neutrinos
New facility might settle controversial question of particle's existence
ITER Fixes Problem With Superconductor for Giant Magnets
New manufacturing technique conquers balky cable material
January 28, 2013 4:30 PM
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Panel Reluctantly Recommends Shuttering Last U.S. Collider
Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider would be sacrificed for new facility
After ITER, Many Other Obstacles for Fusion Power
European plan charts course from experimental fusion reactor to prototype power plant
December 12, 2012 12:25 PM
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Agency Tells Congress That NIF Is Not Working
Giant laser facility wants 3 more years to move toward ignition after failing to meet its goal this fall
December 11, 2012 6:05 PM
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Stephen Hawking, CERN Physicists Receive Millions in Prize Money
Second round of Russian billionaire's Fundamental Physics Prize less controversial than first
Italy Cancels €1 Billion Accelerator Project
SuperB could be replaced by a smaller machine
November 14, 2012 12:45 PM
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Political Science: Physicist Bill Foster Heads Back to Congress
Lawmaker from Illinois says economic recovery key to robust research support
November 7, 2012 12:33 AM
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Physicist Bill Foster Returns to U.S. House of Representatives
Illinois Democrat trounces Representative Judy Biggert, veteran member of the House science committee
October 25, 2012 1:22 PM
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X-ray Scientist to Head SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Appointment of Chi-Chang Kao marks transition from dedicated particle physics center to multipurpose lab
Australia Completes Powerful New Radio Telescope
Array will peer back in time to the early universe
September 26, 2012 4:26 PM
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Japanese Physicists Claim Clinching Observation of New Superheavy Element
Researchers have been debating evidence for element 113 for years
Fermilab Physicists Present Their Reworked Plans for Giant Neutrino Experiment
U.S. researchers also look for help from Europe, India to help Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment
August 2, 2012 4:25 PM
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Fermilab Director to Step Down
Pier Oddone, who has headed the lab since 2005, will retire next July
July 31, 2012 5:32 PM
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Russian Gazillionaire Lobs Money at Theoretical Physicists
Nine winners each get $3 million for Fundamental Physics Prize
CERN Abuzz on the Eve of Presumed Arrival of the Higgs Boson
The question on everyone's mind: Can I get a space in the conference room?
Italian Government Slams Brakes on 'Piezonuclear' Fission
Minister backtracks after hundreds of scientists sign online petition blasting controversial research
June 8, 2012 3:39 PM
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Once Again, Physicists Debunk Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos
Five different groups agree that the elusive particles obey Einstein's speed limit after all
Home Away From Home Pays Off for DOE Physicists
Princeton University will return $1 million in lodging subsidies
Greece May Not Be Able to Afford CERN
Spending ax could fall on either domestic or international programs
April 2, 2012 4:49 PM
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Terrorism Trial for Physicist Ends
French prosecutors seek a 6-year prison sentence for the particle physicist accused of terrorism
Leaders of Faster-Than-Light Experiment Step Down
Spokesperson and physics coordinator resign after vote of no confidence
March 28, 2012 10:24 AM
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Australian Synchrotron Sails Into Calmer Waters
Science minister unveils rescue package
India Joins European Neutron Facility in Grenoble
NEW DELHI—India has become the first non-European country to join the international neutron research facility at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France, operator of one of the most...
It's Too Early to Pick a Winner on Inertial Fusion Energy, Says Study
Despite proposed cuts to the U.S. magnetic fusion program, a new report advocates a parallel effort to pursue fusion energy using the rival inertial confinement scheme. The report, by...
ITER Dodges Trouble With Superconducting Cables
A potential stumbling block that threatened to delay construction of the huge ITER fusion reactor—an international project based at Cadarache in France—looks like it has been resolved. Tests last...
February 24, 2012 11:31 AM
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Official Word on Superluminal Neutrinos Leaves Warp-Drive Fans a Shred of Hope—Barely
The CERN particle physics laboratory in Geneva has confirmed Wednesday's report that a loose fiber-optic cable may be behind measurements that seemed to show neutrinos outpacing the speed of...
February 23, 2012 11:08 AM
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Salvation in Sight for Australian Synchrotron
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—After months of uncertainty, a deal is taking shape to save the Australian synchrotron from going under. The synchrotron here is one of just two in the Southern...
February 22, 2012 1:45 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: Error Undoes Faster-Than-Light Neutrino Results
It appears that the faster-than-light neutrino results, announced last September by the OPERA collaboration in Italy, was due to a mistake after all. A bad connection between a GPS...
At DOE, Body Blows to Fusion, Nuclear Physics, and Particle Physics
Overall, the budget numbers for the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Science, the single largest funder of physical sciences research in the United States, look reasonably good. The...
January 25, 2012 10:21 AM
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Leukemia Drug and Magnet Material Net Japan Prizes
TOKYO—A trio of American researchers will share one of this year's Japan Prizes for bringing their work on a leukemia drug from a basic discovery to a clinical success,...
Reactor-Accelerator Hybrid Achieves Successful Test Run
A European research team took an important step this week toward proving that an unusual combination of a nuclear reactor and a particle accelerator could be used to eliminate...
Funding Snag Delays Italy's SuperB Collider
The start of construction of the €650 million SuperB particle collider in Italy has been delayed at least a year following difficulties in releasing project funding. Work on the...
Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos: OPERA Confirms and Submits Results, But Unease Remains
New high-precision tests carried out by the OPERA collaboration in Italy broadly confirm its claim, made in September, to have detected neutrinos travelling at faster than the speed of...
Persis Drell to Step Down as Director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
When Persis Drell took over 4 years ago as director of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California, she vowed that she wouldn't keep the job any longer...
Faster-Than-Light Result to Be Scrutinized
The OPERA collaboration, which made headlines around the world last month when it announced that it had apparently observed neutrinos traveling faster than the speed of light, has decided...
October 18, 2011 3:32 PM
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Attack on Radiation Geneticists Triggers Furor
Allegations that two radiation geneticists suppressed scientific evidence over 60 years ago have triggered a fierce debate among scientists and historians of science. At stake is the legacy of...
Italy's Nuclear Physics Chief: We Can Afford SuperB
Particle physicist Fernando Ferroni takes the reins as president of Italy's National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) at the end of the month. Ferroni, 59, is a professor at...
September 30, 2011 11:28 AM
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Grand U.S. Atom Smasher Winds Down Today
A day that many particle physicists had dreaded has arrived. Today, around 2:30 p.m. U.S. Central Daylight Time, researchers at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois, will...
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