World's largest atom smasher takes a break ahead of new research planned for 2010Operators of the world's largest atom smasher say they have shut down the machine until February to prepare for an expected groundbreaking research program. The European Organization for Nuclear Research said Friday the break is ...

World's largest atom smasher breaks power record in new success after many disappointmentsThe world's largest atom smasher broke the world record for proton acceleration Monday, firing particle beams with 20 percent more power than the American lab that previously held the record. The power of the Large Hadron ...

The world's biggest atom-smasher has set a world record by accelerating to energy levels that had never been previously reached, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said Monday. "CERN?s Large Hadron Collider has today become the world?s highest energy particle accelerator, having accelerated its twin beams ...

CERN: Big Bang machine sets record, sending proton beams over 1 trillion electron voltsScientists say the world's largest atom smasher has broken the record for proton acceleration, sending beams of the particles at 1.18 trillion electron volts. A statement by the European Organization for Nuclear Research says the ...