After a year of repairs (original damage estimates were way off the mark), le machine grande de collision aka the greatest atom smasher of them all, finally belched to life once again. It is now through its initial tests and is building up a head of steam to find that elusive Higgs. Here’s hoping the search is both short and fruitful. Article can be found here: http://achievementsinscience.blogspot.com/2009/12/lhc-belches-to-life-once-again.html
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