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Energetic Degenerates
If systems "seek" the lowest possible energy, why don't atomic electrons all cascade down into the ground state? Read More »
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Harlan Schone
During his long career as a physics professor, you were just as likely to find Harlan Schone with a hammer and nail, improving substandard housing in his community, as you were to find him in a solid-state physics lab doing research. Read More »
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Matter/AntiMatter Molecule Created
Scientists at CERN, a giant particle accelerator straddling the border between France and Switzerland, have created the first molecule made of both matter and antimattter.The researchers made the molecules by slowing antiprotons and letting them interact with hydrogen molecules, leading to molecules consisting of a single proton bound to a single antiproton, as well as leftover hydrogen atoms. (Bear in mind that scientists have long ago managed to join electrons and positrons together into posit.. Read more »
