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Scientist At Hadron Collider Arrested For Being Linked To Al-Qaeda
For an experiment that simulates miniature black holes, I think that the biggest concern in our minds would be that it had better not fall in the wrong hands.
An unnamed scientist working for the Large Hadron Collider project in Switzerland was arrested for being connected to Al-Qaeda. The arrest was made by French police at the town of Vienne earlier this week. The arrested man worked at the Hadron Collider since 2003. Supposedly the arrested man had even made suggestions on French targets.
After the arrest was made, the European Nuclear Physics Organization (CERN) stated “none of [their] research has potential for military application,” and added that the arrested suspect “had no contact with anything that could have been used for terrorism.”
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Tom Hanks Will Be Siwtching On The Large Hadron Collider
Forrest Gump actor Tom Hanks will be turning on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC is a giant underground machine that recreates the ‘Big Bang’ on a small scale. The LHC is the world’s most powerful particle accelerator. Last September after the device was turned out there was a catastrophic malfunction.
The LHC malfunction was caused by a faulty electrical connection and this led to a leak of super cold helium. This caused £20 million worth of damage to the LHC. Cern operates the LHC in a particle physics lab near Geneva. After the malfunction took place, 53 of the magnets used to accelerate the subatomic particles around the 17-mile circular tunnel underneath the Franco-Swiss border. The magnets had to be clearned and repaired.
Tom Hanks was approached about the idea of turning on the LHC while filming Angels and Demons. In the movie, Hanks plays a Harvard University professor investigating a plot to annihilate the Vatican with 0.25 grams of antimatter stolen from Cern. Cern director of accelerators and technology Steve Myers gave a tour of the lab on Feb. 13 and asked Hanks if he would return to turn on the LHC.
The ‘Big Bang’ is a theory that explains how the universe was created 15 billion years ago. The universe was created by subatomic particles being smashed together. It is possible that tony black holes may be created within the LHC, but if it does happen, it won’t be a big threat.
I wonder what type of speech Hanks will give while turning on the LHC. Maybe it’ll have something to do with a box of chocolates.
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