During the mid-17th century, one of the hot spots for physics research was the house of Galileo Galilei. By timing objects that rolled down inclined planes, he was the first to prove that falling objects on Earth, regardless of their mass, should accelerate at the same rate in the absence of air resistance. His research laid the foundation for Newton’s law of gravity. Today, if you are itching to know the next milestone in physics and its importance, look deep within the caverns of particle accelerators, neutrino detectors and supercomputers at U.S. national labs. Many questions remain unanswered, but perhaps 2014 will shed light on some of these perplexing mysteries. This is a continuation from Tuesday’s post about what science you can expect to see this year from research laboratories across the country. Picking up where we left off is Ames National Laboratory . In 1947, Ames National Laboratory was established for its success with the Ames Project, which started five years ea
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