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Large Hadron Collider Proves The Universe Was Once A Liquid

The world’s most powerful particle accelerator smashed together lead nuclei at the highest energies possible, creating dense sub-atomic particles that reach temperatures of over ten trillion degrees. Beyond being awesome, this achievement shows the early universe was actually a liquid.

November 11, 2010
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The Large Hadron Collider Eats Lead

Move over protons, now there’s something meatier. Scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider at the European organisation for Nuclear Research near Geneva, Switzerland have swapped out protons for electron-stripped lead atoms. Why? To see the beginning of the universe.

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