15-November-2005, 01:36 PM
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Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
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Originally Posted by Karl
"If certain theories of nature are correct, then black holes would be produced in high-energy collisions of particles in particle accelerators," said Giddings. These theories go by the generic name of "TeV-scale gravity."
"TeV-scale gravity is expected to be tested in the next generation of particle accelerators, with the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland being the first of these," he added.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1101060839.htm
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Originally Posted by Azpod
On 2001-11-01 09:55, Hat Monster wrote:
Lets hope they evaporate before they eat us!
Is it just me, or does anyone else have the sudden urge to listen to the song "It's the End of the World As We Know IT?"
I hope Hawking's spot on with his BH evaporation theory!
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Well, things are coming along on this front with the LHC due to open in about 18 months or so. I guess we better make the most of 2006!
Large Hadron Collider
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