Einstein Wrong?

In 1905 the worlds greatest scientist, Albert Einstein, gave a theory that nothing is faster than the speed of light. This theory has stood its ground for over a century; but is it really true?

Until now everyone believed in Einstein's theory, but now no one is so sure. Scientists in Switzerland proved him wrong when they were doing an experiment to see how fast 1500 small particles can travel from Switzerland to Italy, which is over 500 miles in length, over a 3 year time frame. The particles travelled through a specially made tunnel underground. When they got to Italy; scientists say that it took them only one billionth of a second. That's when they made a startling discovery. The particles travelled faster than light through the tunnel. Light would have travelled over that distance in 2.4 thousandth of a second. One of the scientists says that he is amazed at the new discovery, and is not so sure what to do now. "It is a tiny difference, but conceptually it is incredibly important. The finding is so startling that, for the moment, everybody should be very prudent," said Dr Ereditato who works at Berne University in Switzerland.

If the calculations are right, then does this mean that Einstein was wrong, and that we have been living with this theory for more than a hundred years? Everyone is wondering what Albert would say if he was still alive. Many different theories were proved wrong, like the one that Earth is flat and not a sphere; and the one that Earth was the centre of the universe and everything rotated around it. The theory that nothing can be faster than light, has joined a never-ending list of theories that have been proved wrong. Hang on, what if the calculations are wrong? What if Einstein's theory hasn't been proved wrong?