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Submission + - Fermilab Scientists Discover New Particle (conceivablytech.com)

Submitted by cervesaebraciator on Thursday July 21, 2011 @03:45PM

cervesaebraciator writes: From the article:
Fermilab today announced that scientists working at the CDF (Collision Detector at Fermilab) experiment confirmed the observation of a new particle, the Xi-sub-b. The Xi-sub-b is categorized as are baryon, which are formed of three quarks. Commonly known baryons include the proton ( two up quarks and one down quark) as well as the neutron (two down quarks and one up quark). The existence of the Xi-sub-b has been predicted for some time, but it has been observed for the very first time just recently. It is described as a heavy relative of the neutron and is six times heavier than the proton or neutron. Conclusively, it is a member of the bottom baryons.

The original, and slightly more detailed, press release may be found here.

Submission + - Coalition forms to fight Internet piracy (latimes.com)

Submitted by cervesaebraciator on Thursday July 07, 2011 @07:49PM

cervesaebraciator writes: Excerpted from TFA:

A coalition composed of movie and television studios, cable and phone companies and record labels are launching a wide-ranging initiative aimed at cracking down on Internet piracy. [...] The effort brings together Internet service providers [...] and content creators in the fight against the theft of intellectual property. It will be overseen by the newly created Center for Copyright Information, whose backers include the Motion Picture Assn. of America, which represents all the major Hollywood studios; the Independent Film & Television Alliance; the Recording Industry Assn. of America; and ISPs Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. [...] The initiative will target households whose Internet usage indicates that pirated content is either being uploaded or downloaded.

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