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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on February 10, 2009, 10:10

Title: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: sam on February 10, 2009, 10:10: Quote
After the devastating quench incident on September 19 of last year, resulting in the rupture of the cryogenic vessels within the LHC magnets , CERN has worked furiously to repair the damage, prevent any future similar failure, and get the LHC back to its commissioning program. Following a meeting of technical experts and the leadership in Chamonix, France last wee, the CERN Directorate has issued a press release with the new plan for LHC restart

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/02/09/lhc-2009-restart/
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: sam on February 10, 2009, 10:10: and more: LHC faces further delay - http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090209/full/news.2009.90.html
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Rik on February 10, 2009, 10:27: We can wait. :)
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Simon on February 10, 2009, 11:04: I can't help feeling that the money could be put to better use.
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: sam on February 10, 2009, 14:33: Quote from: Simon on February 10, 2009, 11:04
I can't help feeling that the money could be put to better use.

just think of the technological returns. Without CERN you wouldn't be able to post here.
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Rik on February 10, 2009, 14:58: Name one other good thing about it, Sam. ;)
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Clive on February 10, 2009, 17:00: It may find the Higgs boson. You may get excited about rugby, Sam gets excited about Higgs. Me too! ;D
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Rik on February 10, 2009, 17:28: Rugby's cheaper. :)
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: sam on February 10, 2009, 19:46: http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/29328

http://technologytransfer.web.cern.ch/TechnologyTransfer/
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Simon on February 10, 2009, 21:20: I'm quantumly entangled. :stars: ;D
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: sam on February 10, 2009, 22:38: Quote from: Rik on February 10, 2009, 14:58
Name one other good thing about it, Sam. ;)

PET scanners.
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Simon on February 10, 2009, 23:03: Is that the same as a CAT scanner? ;D
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Rik on February 11, 2009, 10:31: No, it can be used on more animals. :)
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: sam on February 11, 2009, 12:16: Quote from: Simon on February 10, 2009, 23:03
Is that the same as a CAT scanner? ;D

haha...

but on a serious point yep... http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?PG=pet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron_emission_tomography
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Rik on February 11, 2009, 12:40: Don't they use PET scans to diagnose Parkinson's, Sam?
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: daveeb on February 11, 2009, 13:18: Quote from: Simon on February 10, 2009, 11:04
I can't help feeling that the money could be put to better use.

Luddite. ;)
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Simon on February 11, 2009, 13:21: ;D
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: sam on February 11, 2009, 20:59: Quote from: Rik on February 11, 2009, 12:40
Don't they use PET scans to diagnose Parkinson's, Sam?

I think so... but I'm not that into medical physics.
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Rik on February 12, 2009, 12:05: Shucks, now where am I going to find out? ;)
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: sam on February 15, 2009, 11:57: try google :-D
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Rik on February 15, 2009, 12:15: It had a very pretty logo yesterday. :)
Title: Re: LHC 2009 Restart
Post by: Clive on February 15, 2009, 17:22: It's had lots of pretty logos in recent weeks!