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Will just one Higgs boson be enough to be conclusive Will just one Higgs boson be enough to be conclusive

What CERN reported on Tuesday was the midpoint results from two separate experiments that independently arrived at the same conclusion. The Web-cast presentation was made before several hundred scientists in an atmosphere charged with excitement and punctuated with applause. Both of the main detectors, ATLAS and CMS, have uncovered hints of a lightweight Higgs. If this is true then, the only ...

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100 years old doubt is gaining momentum - Neutrinos clocked faster than light 100 years old doubt is gaining momentum - Neutrinos clocked faster than l...

It was only a couple of days ago when I talked about universal laws of physics may not be uniform across time and space. Now it seems that we don't have to travel too far and proof is only a few hundred miles in central Europe. The Physics shocker talked about in the last few hours is that Neutrinos are clocked faster than light itself.

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Laws of physics may change across the universe and across time Laws of physics may change across the universe and across time

For years I have been meaning to finish my paper that I started to write some 30 years ago. But year on year I move further and further away from Physics bringing up children. However, finally there seems to be some new evidence supporting my thoughts then when I was studying physics at Uni. There is an idea that we live in an area of the universe that is "just right" for our existence. The contro...

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Explore the Solar System with NASA's 'Eyes on the Solar System' Explore the Solar System with NASA's 'Eyes on the Solar System'

"Eyes on the Solar System" is a 3-D environment full of real NASA mission data. I have a 5 years old son and when I showed this to him - It was difficult to end the demo and it was well passed his bed time by the time he went to sleep. With this one can explore the cosmos from their computer. Hop on an asteroid. Fly with NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft. See the entire solar system moving in real time....

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Light from supernova of dying star 21m light years away may be visible with my Telescope tonight Light from supernova of dying star 21m light years away may be visible wi...

Tonight, I am going to look forward to watch with my little telescope an exploding star in a galaxy far from Earth should be visible from roof window soon after twilight this evening. Amateur astronomers around UK will be able to observe the flicker of light from its violent death throes through a good pair of binoculars or a telescope, if clear skies permitting. Earlier family had a good look at ...

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'Green Lantern': Rise of the Manhunters Game and some reviews 'Green Lantern': Rise of the Manhunters Game and some reviews

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is inspired by the feature film, which brings the enduringly popular DC hero to the big screen. Playing as gifted pilot Hal Jordan -- the first human Green Lantern -- gamers create an arsenal of ring constructs and take flight in outer space and beyond to restore intergalactic order. Use the Power Ring to build an array of weapons from green energy to defeat t...

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Gameloft licenses the classic Cowboys & Aliens from Platinum Studios Gameloft licenses the classic Cowboys & Aliens from Platinum Studios

LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2011 – Platinum Studios, Inc. the entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,000 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, has licensed its top-selling “Cowboys & Aliens” graphic novel to Gameloft, a leading global publisher of digital and social games, to produce the video game. L...

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Not long before we could practice Kung Fu with an Industrial Terminator Not long before we could practice Kung Fu with an Industrial Terminator

The 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2011) is taking place from May 9 to 13, in Shanghai International Conference Center with the theme of  "Better Robots, Better Life", an expectation that the ever growing technology in robotics and automation will help build a better human society.

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PlayStation phone unveiled by Sony as The First Gaming Phone PlayStation phone unveiled by Sony as The First Gaming Phone

For the past year, my wife has been begging me to buy a new phone as she says my old phone is mostly unavailable in recent times. I have never been interested in iPhone as to play with iOS with both iPod and iPad so I do not have any need for yet another iOS device. So it is going to be either Windows Phone 7 or an Android.  And neither has convinced me enough until this week’s announce...

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Transformers movie game by War For Cybertron makers - New Trailers Transformers movie game by War For Cybertron makers - New Trailers

Activision Publishing, Inc. has announced that ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ is currently in development by the critically acclaimed developers at High Moon Studios.  The new game is based on Hasbro’s legendary Transformers line and featuring a brand-new ‘Stealth Force’ conversion mode, the game propels players directly into an innovative prologue storyline to...

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Dungeon Siege 3 release date announced Dungeon Siege 3 release date announced

Square Enix has finally announced a release date for upcoming hack-and-slash title Dungeon Siege 3, pegging 27th May for UK and Europe. America, on the other hand, will have to wait an extra few days - Dungeon Siege 3 will hit US shelves on May 31st.  This is for HD home video game consoles PS3 and Xbox 360 as well as on PC Windows-based machines.

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Sony announces 6 new PSN games Sony announces 6 new PSN games

Sony Online Entertainment have announced 6 great new titles for the PlayStation Network starting with the hugely popular "Plants vs. Zombies" which is due to be released next month. No release dates were given to any of the titles however you can probably expect them to be released over the course of the next few months.

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Sony Next-Generation Portable To Include Arm Cortex Two Quad-Core Chips Sony Next-Generation Portable To Include Arm Cortex Two Quad-Core Chips

The PlayStation Meeting 2011 Sony announced specs for the Next Generation Portable. The official spec sheet Sony was just posted outlining pair of powerful quad-core processors under the hood. A quad-core ARM Cortex A9 processor inside and sharing the graphics duties alongside that will be a quad-core Power VR SGX534MP4+ GPU. This is a seriously powerful engine.

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PlayStation Suite: Sony Brings PlayStation 1 Games To Android Phones and Tablets PlayStation Suite: Sony Brings PlayStation 1 Games To Android Phones and ...

In Sony PSP2 launch event today, Sony unveiled the new device PSP2 as well as introduced “Playstation Suite”, a new cross-device game platform the company will use to bring Playstation 1 titles to Android phones and tablets (version 2.3 and 3.0). Therefore, Sony games will not exclusively be distributed to owners of the Playstation Phone that’s supposed to be officially...

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 Next Winter 2011 Release Final Fantasy XIII-2 Coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 Next Winter 2011 Release

In this release Square Enix has a new story in store that stems from the previous title, a battle system that is evolved from “XIII” – and more… According to Andrian Arnese the Senior Brand manager at Square Enix. Production on is currently underway and release date set for Winter 2011.

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New Upcoming Movies 2012 list by Movie Insider New Upcoming Movies 2012 list by Movie Insider

This is a great list of upcoming Movies for the 2012. Later we will be covering a lot of these in individual blogs so long they are outlandish and have Science Fiction or Science genre.

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Prometheus Trailer is out with a little bit more of the story Prometheus Trailer is out with a little bit more of the story

A trailer for the trailer for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi pic Prometheus is now online. The studios are thoroughly spoiling us with trailers for their 2012 big-hitters this week. Anyone would think it was Christmas! We're promised a full trailer for Prometheus on Thursday (which might mean Friday for the UK, what with the time difference) but in the meantime, here's a trailer for the trailer over ...

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'I Am Number Four' Showing on British TVs tonight 'I Am Number Four' Showing on British TVs tonight

Tonight was the first showing of the 'I Am Number Four' movie by D J Caruso on British TV. I never had a chance to see it in the cinema or DVD. We made some popcorn and switched the laptop off and sat to watch it with my daughter Abi. The movie had a fast paced first 2 minutes that suddenly turned into an extremely slow motion for the next 30 minutes and then rewarded us with a spectacular blast o...

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Star Trek: The Next Generation Confirmed Release in Blu-Ray In 2012 Star Trek: The Next Generation Confirmed Release in Blu-Ray In 2012

When I heard the rumours that Next Generation on HD, I did not think it was true as I was sure it was shot on video and not film, and now StarTrek.com can officially confirm it: Star Trek: The Next Generation will be released in high-definition Blu-ray, starting in January with a sampler of several popular episodes, followed by a season-one set to be released later on in 2012, and subsequent seaso...

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The origins of mankind, space jockeys, androids ... the clues are out there for Scott's PROMETHEUS The origins of mankind, space jockeys, androids ... the clues are out the...

Ridley Scott, director of “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe.  Prometheus is in 3D and everyone knows that but Ridley Scott to ...

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It’s official! Ridley Scott will be directing and producing a new installment of his 1982 sci-fi classic ‘Blade Runner' It’s official! Ridley Scott will be directing and producing a new install...

The producers Alcon Entertainment have announced the film will be a prequel or sequel, rather than a remake of the Philip K Dick adaptation. British director Sir Ridley Scott is to make a new instalment of his 1982 cult sci-fi Blade Runner based on the novel with wonderful title "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

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Vin Diesel in live action follow-up to Pitch Black & The Chronicles of Riddick Vin Diesel in live action follow-up to Pitch Black & The Chronicles of Ri...

A live action follow-up to Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick is something I have been waiting years for since 2004. Pitch Black helped launch star Vin Diesel’s career and it spawned a big budget sequel which didn’t meet critical or financial success the studio hoped for. Since then however, writer/director David Twohy and Vin Diesel have taken it upon themselves to find a way t...

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‘The Princess of Mars  'John Carter’’, the movie Trailer is released ‘The Princess of Mars 'John Carter’’, the movie Trailer is released

Disney has released the official trailer in this much awaited film version of the Edgar Rice Burrough’s Barsoom series. John Carter is based on the book ‘The Princess of Mars’, the movie will follow Civil War vet John Carter who is transplanted to Mars and follows him as he becomes involved in the conflict between the inhabitants of the planet and finds himself in the precarious ...

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II Premiere Live on YouTube Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II Premiere Live on YouTube

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 premieres on July 7 in London, and fans of the franchise can check out the action on the red carpet live on YouTube. The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord's three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows...

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X-Men First Class gets great reviews X-Men First Class gets great reviews

In 1963, Charles Xavier starts up a school and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik Lensherr, his best friend... and future archenemy. I eally wanted to see the movie but, unfortunately these days having two kids under 5, seeing movies like X-Men has become very challenging. So I have to wait for X-Men as blue ray before I see it. However, I have a few links and a...

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These are various short and long News Articles, Reviews and Blogs by Salar Golestanian and employees of SalarO.com as well as contributors of Scifiwood.com. The subject matter are mixed topics with Pure Science to Science Fiction as well as general topics on Web Trends, Technology, Software Engineering genre, or whatever subject that can affect the convergence of today's technology with Science Fiction in any shape or form.  These Blogs and Reviews don't have commercial or corporate aspiration, so they are indeed completely independent views. Some of these entries may be short and just link you to the actual news or site that can expand further on the subject of interest.  In Phase II we plan to incorporate some Social Networking applications within the portal.