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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Large Hadron Collider to Have "Practical" Spin-Offs?


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The first half of the inner tracker barrel for the Compact Muon Spectrometer, an experimental device at the Large Hadron Collider, is seen in an undated image.

In addition to solving big mysteries of the universe, the massive atom smasher—which was "turned on" September 10, 2008—may help treat disease, improve the Internet, and open the door to faster-then-light travel, scientists say.

Photograph copyright CERN