Einstein was wrong: faster than light speed possible

[union]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/ ... sfeed=true

Faster than light particles found, claim scientists

Particle physicists detect neutrinos travelling faster than light, a feat forbidden by Einstein's theory of special relativity

It is a concept that forms a cornerstone of our understanding of the universe and the concept of time – nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.

But now it seems that researchers working in one of the world's largest physics laboratories, under a mountain in central Italy, have recorded particles travelling at a speed that is supposedly forbidden by Einstein's theory of special relativity.

Scientists at the Gran Sasso facility will unveil evidence on Friday that raises the troubling possibility of a way to send information back in time, blurring the line between past and present and wreaking havoc with the fundamental principle of cause and effect.

Amazing.

[Saraxnow]

Heinrich Paes, a physicist at Dortmund University, has developed another theory that could explain the result. The neutrinos may be taking a shortcut through space-time, by travelling from Cern to Gran Sasso through extra dimensions. "That can make it look like a particle has gone faster than the speed of light when it hasn't," he said.

But Susan Cartwright, senior lecturer in particle astrophysics at Sheffield University, said: "Neutrino experimental results are not historically all that reliable, so the words 'don't hold your breath' do spring to mind when you hear very counter-intuitive results like this."

Teams at two experiments known as T2K in Japan and MINOS near Chicago in the US will now attempt to replicate the finding. The MINOS experiment saw hints of neutrinos moving at faster than the speed of light in 2007 but has yet to confirm them.

[garowegal]

I was just about to post this

[Alphanumeric]

Things like these have been found in the past, but the thought of inter-dimensional time travel and faster-than-light space travel are freaking tantilizing.

[grandpakhalif]

Einstein wasn't wrong, his theory was based upon evidence collected during his time, at the end of the day it is a theory which can be subject to failure after new evidence is found.

[Cirwaaq]

Bad news if true.

How can one be held responsible for their actions?

[quark]

intresting. i will wait till they publish their results and other labs to replicate the experiment

[shaamboo]

Could it be that they have more advance technology and can calculate better??