Several physicists said that they had found a sub-atomic particles called neutrinos, which can travel at speeds higher than the speed of light. These findings, if successfully verified, it would cancel about Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
In an experiment conducted by researchers at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland and a laboratory in Italy, micro particles that can move at speeds of up to 300 006 kilometers per second. Slightly faster than light can penetrate only a speed of 300,000 kilometers per second.
"Our findings are very surprising," said Antonio Ereditato, a scientist who became a spokesman for the experiment which has a password Opera, as quoted by News 24, 23 September 2011.
As is known, before this the scientists assume that no particle can move faster than the speed of light. "Now we are looking for the most probable explanation for all this," said Ereditato.
From experiments, a particle accelerator firing a beam of neutrinos from the CERN laboratory in Switzerland to a lab in Italy. Apparently, the emission of particles that arrive within 60 nanoseconds or seperenampuluh billionth of a second, faster than light.
In 1905, Albert Einstein about relativity theory catapult, a theory known as the equation E = MC2 is now a fundamental component in modern physics. This theory is based on the idea that nothing moves faster than light.
If the findings on the neutrino is successfully verified, it would force scientists to rethink what has been discovered in the last century related to how the workings of the universe.
The findings in this trial were considered hard to believe, even by scientists who discovered it. The scientists are also central to consult with their colleagues around the world for verification, to ensure that no errors in the test method or calculation is made.
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