Nine days after the launch a single electrical splice overheated because it had been badly soldered, and disaster struck Photo: PA From The Telegraph:
Scientists have repaired the world's largest atom smasher and plan by this weekend to restart the fault-ridden Large Hadron Collider.
The 'Big Bang' machine was launched with great fanfare last year before its spectacular failure from a bad electrical connection.
This time the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, is taking a cautious approach with the super-sophisticated equipment, said James Gillies, a spokesman. It cost about $10 billion, with contributions from many governments and universities around the world.
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