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Restored atom smasher seen as big leap forward

Experiments on matter expected to start soon

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Scientists in the European Organization for Nuclear Research’s Control Center in Geneva react Saturday after the successful restart of the Large Hadron Collider in this photo released by the organization.

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Scientists are preparing the world’s largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.


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This article was published November 22, 2009 at 6:05 a.m.

Front Section, Pages 11 on 11/22/2009

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