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KEK particle accelerator hints at 'new physics'

New Scientist: Long ago, antimatter all but vanished from existence, allowing matter to predominate and form the stars and planets of the universe. Exactly why this happened has been a mystery, but a particle accelerator in Japan may have found a new clue, and one that does not seem to fit the standard model of particle physics.

Posted by Physics Today on March 28, 2008 9:14 AM |

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