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June 1, 2011
The case of the missing proton spin

It's been nearly 25 years since the European Muon Collaboration made a startling discovery: only a portion of a proton’s spin comes from the quarks that make up the proton.

May 18, 2011
Endeavour’s final flight launches, carrying particle physics payload

When space shuttle Endeavour launched this week, it carried with it a physics experiment that aims to figure out what dark matter is and why there is more matter than antimatter.

March 23, 2011
The Tōhoku Domino Disaster

Advanced computing is essential to disaster response, and the ongoing difficulties in Japan are no exception.

When the Earth shook, so did at least one of over a thousand seismometers scattered across Japan by the Japan Meteorological Agency and the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED). They sent their data to the JMA, where computers analyzed the data and sent out a warning that would be broadcast via cellphones, televisions, websites, and radios: prepare yourself.

The first domino in a long series of disastrous events was tipped.

January 21, 2011
I need more speed Scotty

To send a human to Mars via conventional chemical engines means a journey of at least 6 months. However, there is a way to make it only 1 month.