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Atom-smasher aims for maximum power in 2010

AFP Global Edition 8 hours ago

The world's biggest atmom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, on Monday began firing beams of protons in opposite directions as it builds up to the power of up to five trillion mosquitos by next year, scientists said. The relaunch of the 3.9 ...

Atom-smasher restart a 'success': scientists

AFP Global Edition 9 hours ago

Scientists on Monday hailed the restart of the the Large Hadron Collider as an "enormous success," as two beams began circulating simultaneously in the world's biggest atom-smasher. "The first three days have been in my opinion an enormous success, we've shown that ...

Switzerland Big Bang Machine

AP News 2 days ago

In this photo provided by the CERN/CERN PhotoLab on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, scientists jubilate in the CERN Control Centre during the restart of the Large Hadron Collider LHC at the the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland, on ...

Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang

AP News 2 days ago

Scientists get Big Bang machine working again, now plan to explore the depths of matter Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of ...

"Big Bang" experiment advancing fast

Reuters US Online Report Top News 2 days ago

GENEVA (Reuters) - After a year's delay, scientists at the world's biggest accelerator have restarted an experiment to recreate "Big Bang" conditions that had sparked suggestions the earth would be sucked in by millions of black holes. Scientists at the European Organization ...

PARTICLE ACCELERATOR

AP News 2 days ago

UPDATES intro to reflect plan to restart CERN's Large Hadron Collider; graphic explains how the Large Hadron Collider works Copyright 2009 AP News

CERN atom-smasher restarts after 14-month hiatus: official

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

The world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, restarted on Friday, a spokesman for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said. "The first tests of injecting sub-atomic particles began around 1600 (1500 GMT)," CERN spokesman ...

CERN atom-smasher restarts after 14-month breakdown: official

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

The world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, restarted on Friday, a spokesman for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said. "The first tests of injecting sub-atomic particles began around 1600 (1500 GMT)," CERN spokesman ...

Giant atom-smasher poised for restart: CERN

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

The world's biggest atom-smasher, which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical faults, is set to restart this weekend, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said on Friday. The first beam of sub-atomic particles are expected to be injected into ...

Suspect physicist discussed attacks on French army

AP News 6 days ago

Officials: Nuclear physicist with suspected al-Qaida contacts discussed targeting French army A French nuclear physicist discussed possible terrorist attacks targeting France's army in e-mail exchanges with North Africa's al-Qaida branch before his arrest last month, the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday. Adlene ...

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