The rehabilitation of the beleaguered Large Hadron Collider was on hold tonight after the failure of one of its powerful cooling units caused by an errant chunk of baguette. ...full story at digg
from digg on Sat, Nov 07 2009
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Large Hadron Collider scuttled by birdy baguette-bomber » the register (uk) Bread on the busbars could have seen 'dump caverns' used A bird dropping a piece of bread onto outdoor machinery has been blamed for a technical fault at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) this week which saw significant overheating in sections of the mighty... |
| 20 Nov 09 |
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How engineers repaired the Large Hadron Collider (w/VID) » digg The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is ready to re-start following a programme of repairs to rectify damage caused by an accident last year. BBC News explains why the accident shut down the Large Hadron Collider and how it has been repaired. |
| 23 Jul 08 |
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CERN's Large Hadron Collider Going 'Colder than Outer Space' » digg A vast physics experiment located underneath the line that separates France & Switzerland, the Large Hadron Collider has become one of the coolest places in the Universe... literally. The Large Hadron Collider is entering the final stages of being lowered... |
| 12 Dec 08 |
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Photos of the Damage To the Large Hadron Collider » slashdot holy_calamity writes "CERN have released images of the damage done to the world's most powerful machine, the Large Hadron Collider, when an electrical fault caused a helium leak. New Scientist has posted them, along with explanations of what you can see.... |
| 20 Sep 08 |
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Major Problems Stall Action for Large Hadron Collider » digg The world’s most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, is still struggling to take its next big step. |
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