Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Large Hadron Collider Will Finally Reach Full Power In 2013... Eight Years Behind Schedule

The magnet core of the world's largest superconducting solenoid magnet at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. Scientists at Cern said the machine will not reach full capacity until 2013

From The Daily Mail:

The Large Hadron Collider, which scientists hope will recreate the conditions just moments after the Big Bang, is to shut down for a whole year.

Scientists are set to run the particle-accelerating machine at half power for at least 18 months, sending seven trillion electron volts around the specially-built 17-mile tunnel.

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