ALPHA’s main aim is to study the internal structure of the antihydrogen atom and see if any discernible differences set it apart from regular hydrogen. In 2010, ALPHA was the first experiment to trap ...

Drop zone: part of the ALPHA experiment. (Courtesy: ALPHA/CERN) Physicists at the ALPHA experiment at CERN have taken an important first step towards measuring the gravitational mass of antihydrogen, ...

Laws of physics vary throughout the universe, new study suggests Date: September 9, 2010 Source: Swinburne University of Technology Summary: A team of astrophysicists based in Australia and ...

To determine how strong the alpha constant was in any givenspot, the scientists measured the frequency at which electrons in various atomswould hop from one energy level to the next. This ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the laws of nature may vary across the Universe, according to a study published today in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Do the laws of physics change from one region of space to another? ... Grow alpha by 4 per cent, for instance, and the stars would be unable to produce carbon, ...