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LHC First Run Parameters

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CERN has decided to do the first run for the Large Hadron Collider with an energy of 3.5 TeV per beam.

Cloaking from earthquakes

It might be possible for an "invisibility cloak" constructed out of concentric rings of plastic to protect buildings from earthquakes.

LHC update — vacuum leaks

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Vacuum leaks found in two “cold” sectors delays the restart of the Large Hadron Collider.

Entanglement by Accident

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A quantum correlation can be established between the state of two ions, without the ions themselves coming in contact with one another or exchanging photons directly.

LHC Status Update from Steve Myers

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Current updates on the status of the Large Hadron Collider from the LHC Chief Steve Myers.

Invisibility physics: Hiding and seeking, all at once!

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A theoretical model of an invisibility cloak is proposed which allows a microscopic object to see outside of the cloak.

Quantum Switching of Light

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Using a quantum phenomenon called electromagnetically induced transparency, all-optical switching of light has been demonstrated.

Information Causality

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There is a possibility of thinking about quantum theory as the theory that in some sense maximally violates Bell inequalities among no-signaling theories, by replacing no-signaling by the more general principle of information causality.

Why Colliders Have Two Detectors

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The observation of a new particle by the D0 collaboration at FermiLab appears to have been confirmed by the CDF collaboration, albeit with a different measured mass.

Austria no longer to lose CERN membership

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Austrian Chancellor has recently announced that the country will not be pulling their CERN membership after all.

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