The total perspective vortex
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Physicists believe the universe cooled rapidly after the Big Bang created it and call the period after the initial explosion a phase transition. The researchers believe the universe had properties similar to those exhibited when liquid helium-3, which lacks friction below a certain temperature.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Paying for big science
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The House of Representatives has zero-budgeted the Superconducting Super Collider, dashing the hopes of scientists who foresaw huge advances in physics. It is time for international cooperation in particle research, as costs for individual countries is proving prohibitive.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Dead again
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The US House failed to allocate funds for the Superconducting Super Collider, the giant particle-accelerator project in Texas, while passing funding for the space station. Particle physicists pondering their future are considering joining the European group CERN.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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