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Thu 11 Nov 2008Taking a peek at the universe's core
The man who will be in charge of the world's largest experiment, the Large Hadron Collider, in Switzerland, will share some of its secrets when he comes to Ireland soon, writes Dick Ahlstrom
THE WORLD MAY soon have a deeper understanding than ever before of the universe and how it works, thanks to the remarkable Large Hadron Collider. Built in a tunnel under Switzerland's Jura mountains, this €4 billion physics experiment will smash atoms together at colossal speeds to create energies not seen since the beginning of space time.
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