BBC News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15734668
Quick Summary: CERN has made new developments that may change how we see physics.
A blog that aims to bring the cool study of antimatter (and other awesome science news) down to an understandable level.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Plane lightning strike lab opens
BBC Story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15295608
quick summary: A £1.6m laboratory to investigate the effects of lightning strikes on aircraft opens in Cardiff.
This may not seem to relate to antimatter at all, but this is a lab that tests the effects of lightning strikes. If, in fact, the lightning behaves in the lab the same way it does naturally then it could be used to produce antimatter like natural lightning does. It would require some complex set-up to capture the antimatter but it may work. This would help advance antimatter technology and get us closer to cool new developments.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Dark matter theory "may be wrong"
BBC News Story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14948730
Summary: Scientists have been looking at the formation of dwarf galaxies and have noticed the formation does not match up exactly with their computer models. They realized this may mean their understanding of dark matter may be slightly off.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14948730
Summary: Scientists have been looking at the formation of dwarf galaxies and have noticed the formation does not match up exactly with their computer models. They realized this may mean their understanding of dark matter may be slightly off.
Planet with Double Sunset Found
BBC News Story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14940885
Summary: Scientists have discovered a planet that is orbiting two suns! This is the first planet of its kind. Unlike the Star Wars planet Tatooine, this planet does not have life.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14940885
Summary: Scientists have discovered a planet that is orbiting two suns! This is the first planet of its kind. Unlike the Star Wars planet Tatooine, this planet does not have life.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Dark matter hunters see 67 hints
BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14811580
There is more solid proof of Dark Matter!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14811580
There is more solid proof of Dark Matter!
LHC puts supersymmetry in doubt
BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14680570
It turns out that supersymmetry may not actually be a valid theory, which opens the field for new ideas for younger theoretical physicists.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14680570
It turns out that supersymmetry may not actually be a valid theory, which opens the field for new ideas for younger theoretical physicists.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Antimatter belt around Earth discovered by Pamela craft
Summary:
Scientists have discovered a region around Earth that contains the most abundant source of pbars near Earth.
Implications:
This means there is a natural source of antimatter near enough to Earth to allow for cheaper study of antimatter and possibly lead to antimatter fueled spacecraft in the near future. Which would in turn lead to being able to explore further out and find few mysteries.
Full Articles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14405122
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128245.500-antiproton-ring-found-around-earth.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=physics-math
Scientists have discovered a region around Earth that contains the most abundant source of pbars near Earth.
Implications:
This means there is a natural source of antimatter near enough to Earth to allow for cheaper study of antimatter and possibly lead to antimatter fueled spacecraft in the near future. Which would in turn lead to being able to explore further out and find few mysteries.
Full Articles:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14405122
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128245.500-antiproton-ring-found-around-earth.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=physics-math
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