Team Detects 'Top Quark,' a Basic Constituent of Matter

A group of 50 international physicists, led by UC Riverside's Ann Heinson, has detected for the first time a subatomic particle, the top quark, produced without the simultaneous production of its antimatter partner - an extremely rare event. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Dec 14, 2006 - 11:58 AM PST
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Laura Perkins
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by Laura Perkins - Oct. 1, 2008

I have no physics knowledge that would allow me to accurately evaluate this. Some of it made sense to me, so I think it was fairly well presented.

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Aldon Hynes
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by Aldon Hynes - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a well written article providing information about recent discoveries. It is a bit technical, but fairly readable.

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008
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andrew lenz
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by andrew lenz - Oct. 1, 2008

Just accurate reporting on experimental results, but on a topic that scientific types drool over reading - this is a big breakthrough which is why I rate it so highly.

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