Japan ready to host new 'Big-Bang' project

October 8th, 2008 in Physics / General Physics
'Globe' at the entrance of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is seen in Switzerland

'Globe' at the entrance of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is seen in Switzerland. It launched a multi-billion-dollar machine on the French-Swiss border last month, aimed at shedding light on the "Big Bang" that scientists say created the universe.

Boosted by its win of the 2008 Nobel Physics Prize, Japan said Wednesday it hoped to play host to a major international scientific organisation's new machine exposing the secrets of the cosmos.

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