http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Atomic_and_Molecular_PhysicsFind stories, videos, and photos about Atomic and Molecular Physics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:51:26 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Atomic_and_Molecular_Physics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Atomic and Molecular Physics from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/21/cern.hadron.collider/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/21/cern.hadron.collider/index.html#cnnSTCText"The LHC is back," the European Organization for Nuclear Research announced triumphantly Friday, as the world's largest particle accelerator resumed operation more than a year after an electrical failure shut it down.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/lhc.large.hadron.collider.beam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/lhc.large.hadron.collider.beam/index.html#cnnSTCTextIs the Large Hadron Collider being sabotaged from the future? Or merely by birds?Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/france.terror.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/france.terror.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man arrested in France on suspicion of links to terrorist organizations is a physicist who was working with the agency known for being home of the Large Hadron Collider -- the world's most powerful particle accelerator.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/28/collider.status.update/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/28/collider.status.update/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn a recent episode of "South Park," Mr. Marsh steals a particle accelerator magnet so his son, Stan, can win the Pinewood Derby. The magnet's power results in an alien encounter, and chaos ensues.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/08/lhc.collider/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/08/lhc.collider/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeep underground on the border between France and Switzerland, the world's largest particle accelerator complex will explore the world on smaller scales than any human invention has explored before.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/09/physics.nima/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/09/physics.nima/index.html#cnnSTCTextVisiting a particle accelerator is like a religious experience, at least for Nima Arkani-Hamed.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/09/CCS.oxyfuel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/09/CCS.oxyfuel/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty four hours before the greatest scientific experiment of our time gets underway at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, political and scientific dignitaries assembled at a site a few hundred miles north east of the French/Swiss border at a site in Germany to inaugurate another groundbreaking engineering test.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851676,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851676,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDamage to the world's largest atom smasher will take much of the planned winter shutdown to repair but it will be back in action as planned next spring, a spokesman for the operator saidFri, 17 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843296,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843296,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNine days after the successful test run of the world's largest particle accelerator in Geneva, the machine has been shut down for repairsMon, 22 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843177,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843177,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe unique qualities of the world's largest particle collider mean that the meltdown of a small electrical connection could delay its groundbreaking research until next yearSun, 21 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/10/lhc.collider/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/10/lhc.collider/index.html#cnnSTCTextScientists Wednesday applauded as one of the most ambitious experiments ever conceived got successfully underway, with protons being fired around a 27-kilometer (17-mile) tunnel deep beneath the border of France and Switzerland in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the universe.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1840204,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1840204,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe world's biggest accelerator fires up (Earth is safe so far) in an effort to unlock some of nature's most enduring mysteriesWed, 10 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1840151,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1840151,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe world's biggest physics experiment has succeeded in its first major test as a beam of protons was successfully fired all the way around a 17-mile tunnel beneath the Swiss-French border.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838947,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1838947,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsScientists are dismissing critics who warn that the Large Hadron Collider could create Earth-swallowing black holesFri, 05 Sep 2008 02:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1729139,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1729139,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA giant accelerator searches for a tiny and elusive particle that is key to understanding the origins of the universeWed, 09 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1728877,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1728877,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe father of a theoretical subatomic particle dubbed "the God particle" says he's almost sure it will be confirmed in the next year in a race between powerful research equipment in the United States and EuropeTue, 08 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/07/26/mf.gov.projects/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayoflife/07/26/mf.gov.projects/index.html#cnnSTCText1. Dumb as a limestone brick: Indiana's misguided bid for touristsFri, 27 Jul 2007 04:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/06/07/solar.storm.anatomy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/06/07/solar.storm.anatomy/index.htmlLast December, a colossal wave swept across the entire solar surface within minutes, bulldozing everything in its path. The rare tsunami-like shockwave formed on the heels of a major flare that erupted from an Earth-size sunspot 15 minutes earlier.Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/13/solar.storm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/13/solar.storm/index.htmlSpace weather forecasters revised their predictions for storminess after a major flare erupted on the sun overnight threatening damage to communication systems and power grids while offering up the wonder of Northern Lights.Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/11/23/tbr.fusion/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/11/23/tbr.fusion/index.htmlThe European Union, along with six other nations have signed a €10 billion (US$12.8 billion) pact to build the world's most advanced nuclear fusion reactor aimed at developing a cheaper, cleaner and safer energy source to replace fossil fuels. We tell you what you need to know about the deal.Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/11/21/mwonders.cern/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/11/21/mwonders.cern/index.htmlIn a cosmic-sized cavern 100 meters beneath the French-Swiss border, scientists from around the globe are making final preparations for the largest experiment the world has ever seen in an attempt to unearth the origins of the Universe.Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387096/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387096/index.htm"What use could this company make of an electrical toy?"Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/06/magazines/fortune/proton_cancer_treatment.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/06/magazines/fortune/proton_cancer_treatment.fortune/index.htmIt's called a gantry, and it's downright eerie. An assemblage of steel and cables mounted some 16 feet above the floor of a concrete chamber, it's more than 30 feet in length and width, with ends bracketed by 17-foot steel wheels resting on double rollers. The gantry weighs 190 tons, about as much as a diesel locomotive, but when it begins to revolve there is neither creak nor hum. As it rolls counterclockwise a bit past the halfway point, stops, returns to center, and then rotates the other way, it could be a "Star Wars" battle cruiser maneuvering soundlessly in space.Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disruptors_nanolife.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disruptors_nanolife.biz2/index.htmThe Disruptor: NanoLife SciencesFri, 15 Sep 2006 20:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/08/17/collider/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/08/17/collider/index.htmlWhen the world's biggest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, opens next year near Geneva, the focal point of the high-energy physics world will shift from U.S. soil for the first time in half a century. But America's brightest are busy devising a rescue plan.Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382582/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382582/index.htmShe awakes early on the morning of April 10, 2030, in the capable hands of her suburban Chicago apartment. All night, microscopic sensors in her bedside tables have monitored her breathing, heart r... Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/26/magazines/fortune/futureoftech_quantum.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/26/magazines/fortune/futureoftech_quantum.fortune/index.htmShe awakes early on the morning of April 10, 2030, in the capable hands of her suburban Chicago apartment. All night, microscopic sensors in her bedside tables have monitored her breathing, heart rate, and brain activity.Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/12/01/crab.nebula.image/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/12/01/crab.nebula.image/index.htmlThe Hubble Space Telescope has caught the most detailed view of the Crab Nebula, revealing the intricate epitaph of a long-dead star.Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/06/profile.suit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/06/profile.suit/index.htmlHad he followed in his mother's footsteps, Dr. Herman D. Suit might today be breaking horses. But long ago, he traded the wide open, dusty plains of west Texas for the narrow brick canyons of Boston's West End and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/02/01/universe.magnets/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/02/01/universe.magnets/index.htmlIf a magnetar flew past Earth within 100,000 miles, the intense magnetic field of the exotic object would destroy the data on every credit card on the planet.Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/10/blackhole.smallest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/10/blackhole.smallest/index.htmlStartled astronomers peered through an apparent crack in the expanding bubble from an exploded star to glimpse what may be the youngest black hole ever detected.Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/06/01/373314/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/06/01/373314/index.htmAh, the legendary romance of winemaking. Apple-cheeked peasant girls treading grapes under a harvest moon. Intimate tastings. And, of course, multispectral imaging and neutron probes. Huh? Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/30/blackholes.galaxy.cnn/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/30/blackholes.galaxy.cnn/index.htmlUsing a new technique astronomers have found 10 apparent black holes near the center of the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest large spiral galaxy to our own.Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/03/shc.fuzzball.blackholes/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/03/shc.fuzzball.blackholes/index.htmlBlack holes may not be the smooth, featureless gravitational gluttons long thought to completely devour any matter or information that strays too close.Wed, 03 Mar 2004 13:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/02/24/shc.star.appetite/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/02/24/shc.star.appetite/index.htmlScientists have obtained a rare glimpse of the chaotic environment just miles from the surface of an explosive corpse of a star that is slowly consuming its companion.Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/02/17/337291/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/02/17/337291/index.htmOne day last August a U.S. Customs inspector in Miami studying an X-ray image of a cargo container just in from the Middle East saw something that gave him pause. The image, made as part of a routi...Mon, 17 Feb 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/28/72397/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/28/72397/index.htmWe all think we know about the computer revolution. But not many of us understand how it happened -- that it resulted from discoveries about the very essence of matter, profound revelations that mo...Mon, 28 Aug 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72073/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72073/index.htmWHY IS this scientist smiling? Because he may have won a small prize in the cold fusion lottery. No, not those $25 boxes of pennies -- the pennies are there to shield his instruments from any gamma...Mon, 05 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/03/16/68786/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/03/16/68786/index.htmLEVINE. Boesky. Siegel. Wall Street's gallery of rogues keeps growing, with every indication of more to come. But while the financial community waits nervously for the next insider trading scandal ...Mon, 16 Mar 1987 05:01:00 EST