Bid to stop Large Hadron Collider fails but EU, US suits move forward

Posted by Richard Koman @ September 2, 2008 @ 7:35 PM The Large Hadron Collider — designed to replicate conditions in the universe immediately after the Big Bang and due to be switched on in 10 days — is being challenged by a last-minute lawsuit at the European Court for Human Rights. Opponents of the Collider are afraid its ability to smash atoms at such high speeds that it will generate temperatures of one... [read full story]