Scientists create world's tiniest drops of liquid in biggest atom smasher
Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 16:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists think they've created the smallest drops of liquid ever — the size of only three to five protons.The droplets were made inside the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where particles are sped up to near light speed and then smashed together. When researchers collided protons with lead nuclei, they were surprised to find that the result was tee...