Friday, March 16, 2012

New test finds neutrinos didn't beat light barrier


Scientists stand in front of screen before the first successful collisions at full power at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experience control room of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Meyrin, near Geneva March 30, 2010. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 
 
LONDON | Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:37am EDT
 
(Reuters) - New research suggests neutrinos that appeared to break a basic law of physics by travelling faster than the speed of light kept within the universal speed limit after all.
The latest measurement of the sub-atomic particles' time of flight from the CERN research centre in Geneva to Gran Sasso in central Italy contradicts an initial super-fast reading reported last September, which caused a scientific sensation.

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