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Many people think that the Internet comes through satellites. Many people are also wrong. So how does the United States get information from Japan and Europe? Fiber optic cables running along the bed of the ocean. The myth that satellites are better quality and more high tech than cables is just that: a myth. A [...]

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The idea is becoming reality. Experimentalists at Oxford University and other top physics-universities are working together to keep the “mini” black holes out of the LHC (Large Hadron Collider). Although these so called black holes (which by the way only last one octillionth of a nanosecond) are tiny and almost non-existent, they are still hotter [...]

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It’s probably better to pass the ball around rather than always shoveling the ball to the best shooter. Fans noticed that when a basketball team’s best player sits out for a while the team will sometimes actually do better than when the star is playing. Concepts from the mathematical science called game theory help to [...]

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Think of a dam and how it blocks water, now think of a dam that is barely larger than an atom. They do the same thing. Researchers at MIT have discovered that water can be turned, blocked, and directed in certain ways by building tiny pillars, if you will, that can hold the water from [...]

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Recently, the Large Hadron Collider broke another scientific record: It sped protons up to 3.5 trillion volts. It re-broke the record after getting as high as 1.2 trillion volts. 3.5 trillion volts is about 1000 times more energy that is found in one proton. Soon, the scientists will be taking a few of these protons, [...]

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