Large Hadron Collider Particle Accelerator - VOA Story

The world's largest particle physics laboratory is under construction on the border between Switzerland and France. At the heart is the Large Hadron Collider Particle Accelerator being built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Its members hope it will reveal secrets of the universe and its formation.

The goal of the project is to discover the origin of matter by replicating conditions just after "the big bang."

Twenty nations and international bodies make up CERN. Last April, scientists and journalists gathered at its Swiss headquarters, as the last of 1700 huge magnets was lowered into the Large Hadron Collider or LHC. CERN Director General Robert Aymar said, "It is an enormous task, with very tricky logistics, because the tunnel is very narrow, and when we move the magnets in nobody can be in the way."

The particle accelerator and collider is a 27 kilometer tunnel, about 100 meters underground. CERN spokesman James Gillies describes the accelerator. "This is a discovery machine. It's built to make discoveries and is going to tell us lots of new things about the universe."

If all goes as planned, subatomic particles will be accelerated around the tunnel next year, eventually approach light speed, and smash into one another.

Gillies adds, "To me the most exciting thing is that we know an awful lot about a small amount of the universe. We understand the stars, the galaxies, the stuff which makes up you and me, but we also know from cosmology that is about four percent of what must be out there, and this machine might help us take steps in understanding the remaining 96 percent of the universe."

More than 35,000 tons of material went into the underground lab. CERN Engineer Johan Dhote says, "I have worked on the magnet for two year, many hours went into this. Some conflicts from time to time as in all workplaces, but very good teamwork."

Nearly 8,000 scientists and engineers from 500 universities and 80 nations work at the international facility, making CERN, by far, the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.

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[Archarger]

"Ever wonder why there's no intelligent civilizations out there- but a shitload of black holes?"

OMG!!! LOL!

[armills20]

are you seriously referencing Dan Brown?

[argentina420]

yeah people need to stop tripping on the negative of this machine and instead the possibilities it has for the future of mankind. If GOD is real he wont let us prematurely create one of his means of destruction without his aproval first :]

[argentina420]

@connar711 free energy has been found and suppressed from us, look up nickolas tesla please. he asked HG Morgan to help spread this technology but being FREE energy he cancelled the production because it would have no financial benefits towards his name/company.

[TheProfessor1960]

@samgee2007 Tell that to your Iranian buddies, they ever actually make atomic experimental bomb and test it, they will learn alt more than they bargained for. Genie out of the bottle, hello, 3,000 years and living in caves now playing with atoms.

[TheProfessor1960]

Our scientist's have nuked us several hundred times over the past 50 years, cancer is all time high, 1 in 5 babies are abnormal, "We know what we are doing" cause were smarter than the average bear. Hey Boo Boo!! Whoops it's too late.

[samgee2007]

dont play with allah! this is a bullshit experiment and waste of money! ..al quran reveal evrything!..trust in islam..stupid westerners are fooling the people!

[Santoslhelpa]

the security services fheeps em all in the a

disgusting

hmm.. 80 nations ..and all relatively secret

a nobrainer

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wether coma or warcoma

[Dgap97]

i read that in angels and demons xD

[Ross542]

i wouldnt have a clue what one of them was:P but its not too hard to make a tesla coil there is even instructions on youtube:P

[boxa888]

yes, there is more to the tesla coil as well that we are not told! mainly the magnifying transmitter. i also have information on teslas magnifying transmitter

[Ross542]

Is that the same person who made the tesla coil?