Large Hadron Collider - May The "Z*" Be With You?
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 10:56
in Physics & Chemistry
In one week from today, the Large Hadron Collider(LHC) will take its first step 'back in time.' What is mass? What happened at the beginning of the universe? Are there other dimensions? We'll be on the way to finding out. It's taken about 6,000 researchers, been over budget and behind schedule but it's finally ready to go. If all goes according to plan, the superconducting magnets in the collider will zap atomic particles around the 17-mile tunnel at roughly the speed of light. Then the scientists will smash the particles together, replicating what happened mere nanoseconds after the first big bang. Read More...
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