The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27 kilometer (17 mile) long particle accelerator straddling the border of Switzerland and France, is nearly set to begin its first particle beam tests. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is preparing... ...full story at digg
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How the Large Hadron Collider Works » digg The Large Hadron Collider is the largest and most complex scientific instrument ever built and the highest energy particle accelerator in the world. The accelerator is located 100 meters underground and runs 27 kilometers through both French and Swiss... |
| 11 Sep 08 |
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Large Hadron Collider comes online, world fails to end » digg The Large Hadron Collider, CERN's massive particle accelerator, became fully operational this morning. |
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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. |
| 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... |
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CERN announces start-up date for LHC » digg CERN has today announced that the first attempt to circulate a beam in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be made on 10 September. This news comes as the cool down phase of commissioning CERN's new particle accelerator reaches a successful conclusion.... |
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