Terry sez: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8556621.stm > > "The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) must close at the end of 2011 for up > to a year to address design issues, according to an LHC director. > Dr Steve Myers told BBC News the faults will delay the machine > reaching its full potential for two years. > The atom smasher will reach world record collision energies later this > month at 7 trillion electron volts. > But joints between the machine's magnets must be strengthened before > higher-energy collisions can commence." > > <more> > > What's the point after 12-21-2012?
One must persevere in spite of daunting odds! ;-) I suspect Fermilab is not terribly broken up about the latest LHC development. It's my understanding Fermilab has made significant progress in hunting down the expected locations of where Mr. Higgs should be hanging out. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks