Category Archives: LHC

Get yourself a Higgs Boson for only $9.75 (+S&H)

Posted on September 13, 2008 by

In case you just can’t wait until the Large Hadron Collider (aka LHC) unravels the Higgs Boson for the world to see (is that an oxymoron?) you can now get your very own Higgs. For only $9.75 (+S&H) you can … Continue reading →

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One short trip for a proton, but one giant leap for mankind

Posted on September 10, 2008 by

history in the making – control room – no certainties – webcast – YES! – very successful – first stage – full speed – circulating beam – LHC is its own prototype – keeping a close eye – bicycles – … Continue reading →

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Is there an alien inside the LHC?

Posted on September 9, 2008 by

As it turns out, CERN has a channel at YouTube, called CERNTV. Of course, this is hardly surprisingly since the the World Wide Web actually was invented at CERN by the British scientist Tim Berners-Lee [HP] (here‘s the worlds first … Continue reading →

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LHC First Beam Party – a blast of a party

Posted on September 9, 2008 by

In less than 12 hrs the first the first beam will circulate through the massive Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN taking particle physics research to a new frontier and changing our entire world view. All around the world scientists … Continue reading →

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Shagadelic LHC rap

Posted on September 8, 2008 by

The wet dream of many a science geeks is about to come true. In a few hours the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, will make its first attempt to circulate a beam (on … Continue reading →

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