AcronymCERN
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (French: Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire), known as CERN (see History), pronounced /ˈsɜrn/ (French pronunciation: [sɛʀn]), is the world's largest particle physics laboratory, situated in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border, established in 1954. The organization has twenty European member states, and is currently the workplace of approximately 2,600 full-time employees, as well as some 7,931 scientists and engineers (representing 580 universities and research facilities and 80 nationalities). CERN's main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research. Numerous experiments have been constructed at CERN by international collaborations to make use of them. It is also noted for being the birthplace of the World Wide Web. The main site at Meyrin also has a large computer centre containing very powerful data processing facilities primarily for experimental data analysis, and because of the need to make them available to researchers elsewhere, has historically been (and continues to be) a major wide area networking hub. As an international facility, the CERN sites are officially under neither Swiss nor French jurisdiction. Member states' contributions to CERN for the year 2008 totalled CHF 1 billion (approximately € 664 million). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License what if the atom smasher that CERN had created would accidentally create a black hole? Q. CERN dismisses the risk of micro black holes, subatomic versions of collapsed stars whose gravity is so strong they can suck in planets and other stars. But the skeptics have filed suit in U.S. District Court in Hawaii and in the European Court of Human Rights to stop the project. but what if it accidentally create one here on eath? Asked by bravesoul3000 - Tue Sep 9 14:20:36 2008 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments A. From Wikipedia: 'It is believed that the smallest mass a black hole could have without quantum effects eliminating any such description is of the order of the Planck mass, which is about 2 10 8 kg or 1.1 10^19 GeV/c2.' That's an energy of 1.1*10^19 GeV required for the smallest possible black hole, and for comparison each of the protons at CERN will have a maximum kinetic energy of 7,000 GeV. Two of those coming together in opposite directions will have a combined kinetic energy of 14,000 GeV. Adding in the masses for the two protons bumps it up to 14,002 GeV. Just to clarify, to create the smallest possible black hole would require collisions of particles with kinetic energy 785,714,285,714,286 times as much energy as CERN will be… [cont.] Answered by lavalamp3773 - Tue Sep 9 14:35:27 2008 How can we stop the CERN big bang machine gonig ahead? Q. Im appauled that this is allowed to happen as there is a chance of us all dying! They never even asked the public, why should they get to decide whether we die or not!? There is a risk and I believe the risk outweighs the benefits so therefore it should not go ahead. Who else feels the same and how can we get our voices heard? Asked by BabyDollKatie'OX - Tue Sep 9 16:42:42 2008 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments A. i dont know what to think, i'm hoping they wouldn't do it if there was such a chance Answered by KrazyMuddles - Tue Sep 9 16:51:34 2008 How do you feel about the cern lhc experiment?
Q. It has been big news lately and many people are saying that this could be the end of civilisation as we know it. To most people it seems like a meaningless exercise to make an experiment that cost so much while people are starving in the world. Do we as humans have our priorities in the right place. I am a science student and I see the merit in the experiment but, I do believe so few people have taken it on to themselves to make the decision for us. If the world did have to perish we would not have had the choice. what is your opinion? Asked by Yraney R - Fri Sep 12 08:25:14 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think the only thing it will really generate is a whole computer full of new questions, questions about things they haven't even thought of yet. Eventually, they'll Have to build a Super Duper Collider to answer all the new questions that come from the Super Collider. But I agree that the billions of dollars spent on this project could have been put to better use. It is extremely doubtful that anything from the LHC will be useful to increase food supplies. Same with SETI. Millions of dollar to talk to aliens, while people on earth starve. i DO think, though, that there is benefit from space exploration, especially to Moon and Mars, where we might learn things about weather, or find new chemical discoveries that can occur only on… [cont.] Answered by Gary B - Fri Sep 12 08:44:18 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "CERN"  news.google.com Bizjournals.com This will increase the size of the firm, said Cern Basher, Madison's co-founder and chief investment officer. He's a well-respected adviser in the ... and more » news.google.com DaniWeb (blog) Apparently, CERN spent a massive 110 million ($175.75 million) on such supply contracts last year. UKTI is working with the Science & Technology Facilities ... UK firms in running for 110 million CERN contracts IT PRO UKTI to aid particle pitches Manufacturer.com all 4 news articles » news.google.com Forbes Medical software maker Cerner ( CERN - news - people ) was one of the week's best performer, up 3%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high on Tuesday ... From Google News Search: "CERN"  atlas.kek.jp 920px x 1020px | 657.80kB [source page] Parent Directory CERN MonBlanc pv jpg 02 Nov 2002 18 22 27K CERN MonBlanc jpg 07 May 2002 16 43 658K LHCproject 1 html 20 May 2005 10 37 6 5K LHCproject 2 html 20 May 2005 08 48 6 6K LHCproject 3 html 20 May 2005 From Yahoo Image Search: "CERN"  www5.decks.de (Decks Records) Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:00:00 GM [28.09.2009] Ingredients Records are back with their 2nd instalment of quality beats and a new recipe! Rising star Jubei takes the reigns with the much talked about >The Path< - a deep. dark stepper that fuses a low reece bassline with ...  weirdmonger.blogspot.com Weirdmonger Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:09:00 GM You have up to three chances between now and 31 October 2009 to match the stories in '. Cern. Zoo' to their correct authors. You can do this by a process of guesswork (with or without owning the book) or by careful assessment of styles, ...  cdsweb.cern.ch Mele, S Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:31:47 GM The inexorable growth of both Open Access and library budgetary concerns are calling for innovation in scholarly communication. The field of High-Energy Physics has decades of tradition in cross-border collaboration and Open Access and ... From Google Blog Search: "CERN" |
