Large Hadron Collider

Large Hadron Collider Restart Delayed Until Late Summer

Michael Santo — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:11:07 -0600

If you're worried about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) bringing the world to an end, you can breathe easy for a few more months. The restart of the world's largest particle accelerator, which was estimated for the spring of 2009, has now been pushed back until late summer.

What to do with 15 million gigabytes of data

harminka — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:37:10 -0600

When it is fully up and running, the four massive detectors on the new Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN particle-physics lab near Geneva are expected to produce up to 15 million gigabytes, aka 15 petabytes, of data every year.

Large Hadron Collider Shuts Down Until Spring

Michael Santo — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:03:03 -0500

The helium leak which caused the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to shut down last Friday will mean that the LHC will be in hibernation until Spring 2009. While the repairs will take approximately two months, as I indicated earlier, the lab shuts down in the winter to save costs. Officials with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) decided not to restart the world's largest particle accelerator until next year.

All Hail The Prophets Of Science: LHC And Our Thinking

Miles — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:16:18 -0500

How will the findings of scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland change our thinking?

Hackers Break Into a Large Hadron Collider Computer

Michael Santo — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:18:25 -0500

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been making headlines this week, as despite death threats, the world's largest particle accelerator fired up this week. Some have expressed concern that the LHC could possibly end the world.

UC Santa Barbara has key role in Large Hadron Collider project

harminka — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:05:06 -0500

Earlier today, some 300 feet below the Earth's surface, in a circular tunnel so extensive that it travels from Switzerland into France and back again, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva fired the first beams of protons that they hope will eventually produce history-making science.

First beam for Large Hadron Collider

harminka — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:34:14 -0500

An international collaboration of scientists today sent the first beam of protons zooming at nearly the speed of light around the 17-mile-long underground circular path of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, located at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland.

Boston physicists celebrate first beam for Large Hadron Collider

harminka — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:26:29 -0500

Scientists today sent the first beam of protons zooming at nearly the speed of light around the 17-mile Large Hadron Collider. The LHC, located at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, is the world's most powerful particle accelerator.

Boon or Doom as the Large Hadron Collider Spins Up?

Michael Santo — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:58:55 -0500

On Wednesday, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will fire up. The LHC is a massive particle accelerator 17 miles in circumference. And some are worried that spinning up the world's largest atom smasher, located beneath the French-Swiss border, will end the world. Updating the story: ABC refering to AP writes that a beam of protons was successfully fired all the way around a 17-mile tunnel beneath the Swiss-French border.

Scientists await start-up of Large Hadron Collider

harminka — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:43:17 -0500

The moment that James Pilcher has been waiting for since 1994 will arrive at 1:30 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Sept. 10, when the world's largest scientific instrument is scheduled to begin operation.

LHC switch-on fears are completely unfounded

harminka — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:51:45 -0500

A new report published on Friday, 5 September, provides the most comprehensive evidence available to confirm that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)'s switch-on, due on Wednesday next week, poses no threat to mankind. Nature's own cosmic rays regularly produce more powerful particle collisions than those planned within the LHC, which will enable nature's laws to be studied in controlled experiments.

CERN Director General reports on LHC progress

harminka — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:40:33 -0600

CERN Director General Robert Aymar today delivered an end of year status report at the 145th meeting of Council, the Organization’s governing body. Dr Aymar reported a year of excellent progress towards the goal of starting physics research at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in summer 2008.