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Thunderhead Accelerator

30 June 2009
Gamma rays and energetic electrons detected on a Japanese mountaintop confirm that thunderstorms are efficient electron accelerators.
article link PRL (26 June 2009)
thunderstorm

A Higgs Boson without the Mess

24 June 2009
Colliding protons can remain intact but still generate new particles, according to results from Fermilab. A similarly clean process could produce the elusive Higgs particle at CERN's Large Hadron Collider.
article link PRL (19 June 2009)
CMS detector

Stringy Soot

12 June 2009
A fraction of the soot particles produced in a flame can have a more rod-like, rather than bush-like structure, contradicting the conventional theory, which is relevant for industrial products and the atmosphere.
article link PRL (12 June 2009)
branched and straight soot particles

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