Germany Set to build massive new particle accelerator
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German scientists are hoping to recreate their very own Big Bang. Admittedly on a much smaller scale however, which is good for us as it is still going to be a million times hotter than the center of the sun. The equipment being used to create this involves some serious engineering and will involve specialists from a variety of countries including Germany, Russia, Italy, India and China. The accelerator will have a circumference greater than a kilometer and will be built 17 meters underground.
The worlds largest particle accelerator is CERN which is 100 meters underground and has a diameter of 2 km's.
I don't know about you but there's something scary about the idea of creating a Big Bang, even if it is just a mini one.
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Wednesday 14 November, 2007 11:03 AM |
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