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Nature, NYT report the demise of Lorentz-violating theories
added on 30 Oct 2009
In August 2009, we discussed the preprint by the GBM/LAT collaborations working for Fermi, formerly known as GLAST:Fermi kills all Lorentz violating theories,which has ruled out all existing non-stringy theories of quantum gravity by confirming the rules of special relativity at a huge, trans-Pl...
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Nature, NYT report the demise of Lorentz-violating theories
posted to The Reference Frame on 29 Oct 2009
In August 2009, we discussed the preprint by the GBM/LAT collaborations working for Fermi, formerly known as GLAST:Fermi kills all Lorentz violating theories,which has ruled out all existing non-stringy theories of quantum gravity by confirming the rules of special relativity at a huge, trans-Pl...
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A Gamma Ray Race Through the Fabric of Space-Time Proves Einstein Right | 80beats
posted to The Loom on 29 Oct 2009
New results are in from the Fermi Space Telescope, which settled into orbit in the summer of 2008, and the findings seem to prove Albert Einstein right once again. Man, that guy was good. The telescope detected and studied a gamma ray burst, one of the massively bright and powerful explosions tha...
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Ripped From the Journals: The Biggest Discoveries of the Week | 80beats
posted to Cosmic Variance on 30 Oct 2009
Nature Nanotechnology, October The carbon nanotubes that hold such technological promise may be more dangerous to human health than we realized, according to a new study. Lab mice that inhaled nanotubes were found to have the tubes in the outer linings of their lungs–that’s the same place where i...
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Ripped From the Journals: The Biggest Discoveries of the Week | 80beats
posted to 80beats on 03 Nov 2009
Nature Nanotechnology, October The carbon nanotubes that hold such technological promise may be more dangerous to human health than we realized, according to a new study. Lab mice that inhaled nanotubes were found to have the tubes in the outer linings of their lungs–that’s the same place where i...
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