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so the large hadron collider near geneva finally had a collision today. as we all know, the LHC has had numerous problems getting going, but there's an end in sight: according to this nytimes article,

Early next year the first runs devoted to physics research will start at 3.5 trillion electron volts — half the original design energy. To get near 7 trillion electron volts, the engineers say, the machine will have to be shut down a year from now for a lengthy period of repairs and other work.