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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 04 > Particle collider’s fizzled so far; what about the future?

Particle collider’s fizzled so far; what about the future?

It’s set to start running this winter, but reaching full strength could take years

By Dennis Overbye / The Bulletin
August 4, 2009

The biggest, most expensive physics machine in the world is riddled with thousands of bad electrical connections.

Many of the magnets meant to whiz high-energy subatomic particles around a 17-mile underground racetrack have mysteriously lost their ability to operate at high energies.

Some....

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