Later this year, CERN will switch on
the Large Hadron Collider. It is the world's largest and most complex scientific
instrument. They will use it to simulate conditions shortly after the big bang
in the hope. Scientists hope that this will shed light on the construction of
the universe. (Incidentally, CERN is where Tim Berners-Lee invented the World
Wide Web.)
Unlocking the secrets of the universe. Not exactly a modest ambition.
You can read more about it on CERN's website. Also,
check out these amazing QTVR panoramas on Boing
Boing. Lastly, you can read more about HP's
role in this project, particular around Grid computing (to process the 15
million gigabytes of data the collider will producer each year).
By Matthew Stibbe
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