Chapter 464: Science Friday! Entry 05- The Hadron Collider
The most powerful physics experiment ever built, the Large Hadron Collider will re-create the conditions just after the Big Bang in an attempt to answer fundamental questions of science and the universe itself. This search for the "God Particle" as you can imagine has many people up in arms from other scientists who believe it could create a black hole that would swallow the earth to the religious fundamentalists that believe that we should not be playing with that far above the human station. Either way, here's an introduction and I'll update as we get new information.
An Introduction to the Collider:
BBC Intro/Overview: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7543089.stm
NYTimes Interactive: http://www.nytimes.com/ref/science/20070514_CERN_GRAPHIC.html
Other Articles:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/10/lhc.collider/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7604293.stm
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/science/15cern.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
UPDATE 1: Hadron Experiment considered a success::
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080910-collider-success.html
UPDATE 2:Hadron Collider out of commission for repairs after some damage occurs in initial experiment:
http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200809261