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  • And they haven't destroyed earth yet.
    Imagine that.
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    crazydanr@...
    5th Feb 2010
  • The exciting part about this is...
    The exciting part about this is that if they find the Higgs
    boson, it'll turn physics on its head; if they don't find the
    Higgs boson, it'll turn physics on its had. happy

    It's going to be exciting either way. I can't wait for the
    results.
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    olePigeon
    5th Feb 2010
  • Don't forget about the NIF at Lawrence Livermore!
    It's completed its initial tests for fusion. We could see an
    ignited fusion reaction sometime in 2012. grin

    Exciting times in science, that's for sure. happy
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    olePigeon
    5th Feb 2010
  • Yep - I just wish
    some stimulus funds were spent on NIF or a large tokamak. 10 or 15 billion would make a huge inpact.

    Considering fusion would be a massive, clean source of power that would rid ourselves of security and resource problems around the world, provide the US with a something to export, create tons of jobs, and reduce the cost of energy in this country, I'm really dissapointed that this country is not more excited about getting it to work.

    I guess we don't have the attention span to complete a decades long project without losing interest.
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    crazydanr@...
    6th Feb 2010
  • The amount of money the U.S. would rake in...
    The amount of money the U.S. would rake in on "free" energy would be
    incredible. This seems like something both sides of the fence would be
    able to get behind and support. It's as green as you can get, it's
    relatively cheap to produce once it gets going, and it's a potential global
    cash cow.

    I'm floored that it isn't getting all the funding it needs, the potential
    benefits from any investment in the project are astronomical.
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    olePigeon
    9th Feb 2010
  • RE: LHC to run for longest continuous period
    and the final day will be in 2012...interesting eh??
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    jithinnoci
    6th Feb 2010
  • RE: LHC to run for longest continuous period
    glad the europeans are paying for this honor.
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    dbtinc
    8th Feb 2010

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