CERN sticks to opening gala despite atom-smasher troubles

September 26th, 2008 The LHC has been shut down for now but CERN said the inauguration ceremony will go ahead

European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) scientists in Geneva are pictured during the switch-on of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's biggest atom-smasher. Europe's leading physicists will swap their lab coats for their best suits next month for the official inauguration of a multi-billion dollar machine designed to shed light on the "Big Bang".

Europe's leading physicists will swap their lab coats for their best suits next month for the official inauguration of a multi-billion dollar machine designed to shed light on the "Big Bang".

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phononscattering - Sep 26, 2008
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What is up with the incessant references to "atom-smasher"? Isn't this supposed to be somewhat scientific? A proton is not an atom. The LHC does not smash atoms.
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Alizee - Sep 26, 2008
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It does by mean of collective acceleration of atom nuclei by fast flying protons (ALICE experiment).
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brant - Sep 26, 2008
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HAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!
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