The LHC: or how the world’s largest experiment can investigate matter’s smallest constituents June 21, 2007

Deep beneath the Swiss countryside, final touches are being made to the world's largest piece of scientific equipment the Large Hadron Collider (or LHC for short). The LHC is the most powerful particle accelerator ever built. [...]

In this lecture, Tara Shears will discuss how the LHC will help scientists learn more about the nature of matter and expand the frontiers of our knowledge further than ever. [...]

This lecture is FREE. No advance booking or registration required.

Official Website: http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/event.asp?id=6420&month=6,2007