High-tech scans increasingly used in cancer patients; raising concerns over costs, radiation

Use of costly scans is climbing in cancer patients

Atom collider success hailed as ‘huge step’ toward explaining Big Bang, our beginning

Atom smasher will help reveal ‘the beginning’

Former FDA staffer says agency officials suppressed radiation concerns with CT scans

Scientist: FDA suppressed imaging safety concerns

Geneva atom smasher sets record high-energy collisions in search for universe’s mysteries

Geneva atom smasher sets collision record

GENEVA — The world’s largest atom smasher conducted its first experiments at conditions nearing those after the Big Bang, breaking its own record for high-energy collisions with proton beams crashing into each other Tuesday at three times more force than ever before.

Geneva atom smasher set for first try at record high-energy collisions

Geneva atom smasher set for record collisions

World’s largest atom smasher near Geneva seeks discoveries into dark matter later this year

Geneva atom smasher seeks dark matter discoveries

Albion College physicist shares in $900,000 NSF grant to develop sensors for quantum computers

Albion physicist shares $900,000 computing grant

World’s largest atom smasher in Geneva cautiously restarts in runup to new science experiments

Atom smasher restarts to prepare for new science

India to test nuclear-capable missile with 3,100-mile range by next year, says top scientist

India to test missile with 3,100-mile range

Purdue researchers test new nuclear power plant design to ensure it stands up to strong quakes

Purdue researchers test new nuclear plant design

Iranian mourners, opposition supporters bury physics professor killed in bombing

Iranian mourners, opposition bury slain physicist

Bomb kills Iranian nuclear physicist who backed opposition leader Mousavi in presidential run

Bomb kills Iran nuclear physicist tied to Mousavi

Iranian nuclear physicist killed in bomb attack outside his home in Tehran

Iranian nuclear physicist killed in bombing

France-based Areva, Fresno Nuclear Energy Group to study new generation reactor in California

France-based Areva plans California nuclear plant

Prosecutor says Iran still investigating 3 detained Americans, points to US-held Iranians

Prosecutor: Iran still investigating 3 Americans

University of Arizona plans to shut down 51-year-old nuclear reactor in May

Univ. of Ariz. plans to shut down research reactor

World’s largest atom smasher in Geneva shuts to prepare for higher energy, discovery next year

Atom smasher preparing 2010 new science restart

World’s largest atom smasher in Geneva ramps up collisions before year-end break

Atom smasher ramps up collisions before year end

World’s largest atom smasher breaks power record in new success after many disappointments

World’s largest atom smasher breaks power record

CERN: Big Bang machine sets record, sending proton beams over 1 trillion electron volts

CERN: Big Bang machines sets power record

GENEVA — The world’s largest atom smasher broke the record for proton acceleration Monday, sending beams of the particles at 1.18 trillion electron volts around the massive machine.

CERN: Big Bang atom smasher starts operating as a proton accelerator

Big Bang atom smasher starts speeding proton beams