Saturday, October 17, 2009

OK, that's really cold...

Large Hadron Collider: The Coldest Place In The Universe

The 17-mi diameter accelerator has now achieved the operating temperature of 1.9 kelvin (-271 C; -456 F) in all eight sectors of the LHC. This is nearly the final step in preparation for its re-start in late November.

And to the end of all things on Earth. It's been nice knowing you.

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