Large Hadron Collider Sets Collision Record

Posted on March 30, 2010

The BBC reports that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has produced record-breaking high-energy particle collisions. The collisions were measured at 7 trillion electron volts (TeV).

These seven-trillion-electronvolt (TeV) collisions have initiated 18-24 months of intensive investigations at the LHC.
Scientists hope the studies will bring novel insights into the nature of the cosmos and how it came into being.
Many of them have described Tuesday's event as the beginning of a "new era in science".

"It's a great day to be a particle physicist," said CERN1 Director General Rolf Heuer. "A lot of people have waited a long time for this moment, but their patience and dedication is starting to pay dividends."

As the New York Times explains the LHC is finally smashing particles properly. CERN scientists were quite pleased with the successful collisions. Take a look:

You can read the official press release here.

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