No 'strangelet soup' for you Boffins preparing to fire up the most powerful particle-smasher ever built have released another reassuring report which says that their machine will definitely not destroy the universe - nor even the planet Earth.… ...full story at the register (uk)
from the register (uk) on Fri, Sep 05 2008
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The Hadron Collider: what's it all about, then? » the register (uk) Never mind the bosons Around about now, boffins will be eagerly awaiting news that protons are finding their way fully around the 27km circuit of CERN's Large Hadron Collider, the latest and best atom-smasher particle accelerator - and the biggest... |
| 28 Mar 08 |
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Botanist sues to stop CERN hurling Earth into parallel universe » the register (uk) Hawaiian in lawsuit against particle billiards rig A lawsuit has been filed in Hawaii in an attempt to hold up the start of operations by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) atom-smasher on the French-Swiss border.… |
| 22 Aug 08 |
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First particles injected into Large Hadron Collider » digg The first particles have been injected into the biggest atom smasher on the planet, marking the start of the countdown to probing the secrets of the universe. Scientists are pushing ahead with powering up the machine, shrugging off speculative fears that... |
| 08 Sep 08 |
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CERN fires up new atom smasher to near Big Bang » digg It has been called an Alice in Wonderland investigation into the makeup of the universe — or dangerous tampering with nature that could spell doomsday. Whatever the case, the most powerful atom-smasher ever built comes online Wednesday, eager... |
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Why the LHC Won't Destroy the World » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "Most people are aware of the recent articles contending that the Large Hadron Collider at CERN might destroy the world. While most scientists have no such concerns, a recent preprint released to arxiv systematically dismantles... |
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