Large Hadron Collider May Have Produced New Matter 238
Covalent writes "The Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator and the 'Big Bang machine' that was used to discover what appears to be the long-sought Higgs boson particle (as announced July 4), may have another surprise up its sleeve this year: The LHC looks to have produced a new type of matter, according to a new analysis of particle collision data by scientists at MIT and Rice University. The new type of matter, which has yet to be verified, is theorized to be one of two possible forms: Either 'color-glass condensate' — a flattened nucleus transformed into a 'wall' of gluons, which are smaller binding subatomic particles, or it could be 'quark-gluon plasma,' a dense, soup or liquid-like collection of individual particles."
New Matter? (Score:5, Insightful)
I know its just the heading, but the whole "new matter" vs "new TYPE of matter" is kind of an important distinction.
Re:First post (Score:5, Insightful)
It's like discovering nuclear power and wondering what kind of steam locomotive we could build with it.
Hilarious example, considering how nuclear power works. You realize a nuclear plant is just a steam turbine, right?
Re:Taxpayer funded waste. (Score:2, Insightful)
You do realize that the use of force is not the only means of human cooperation, right?
Actually, it is. Because those who are willing to be violent will obliterate those who are unwilling. That has nothing to do with human morals and everything to do with the laws of physics ("bullet through the brain causes a splattering of gray matter everywhere").
Until you find a way for the "cooperators" to control the "violence users" in a way that doesn't involve violence, you're just wrong.
Re:No comments, then a flood of experts (Score:4, Insightful)
I think the coolest part is it surprised them, that doesn't happen to often to those guys.