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Magnetic monopole experiment at CERN could rewrite laws of physics

March 25th, 2010 by macdonhl · No Comments · Chemistry, Physics

A physics professor at The University of Arizona and some international teams of physicists are leading an experiment that will use ultra high energy proton collisions. They are searching for a particle called the Magnetic Monopole. This magnetic monopole will only have one pole ( hence the name “mono”pole) unlike normal magnets that have two poles: a north and a south. As of right now this magnetic monopole is only theoretical. If this is proven as a law physics books from college all the way down to high school will have to be changed. The discovery of monopole can open up a whole new world for materials and technology. Monopole could possible make a material so strong that it could withstand a nuclear explosion, it could also lead to magnetic levitation.

It’s amazing to see how much technology has advanced. Every day scientists are finding new ways to improve technology. Its hard to believe that this idea of monopoles could change the whole law of physics.

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