1.0link124653<![CDATA[CERN's 17-Mile-Long Atom Smasher To Re-Enact 'Big Bang']]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/07/cerns-17-mile-long-atom-s_n_124653.htmlGENEVA — It has been called an Alice in Wonderland investigation into the makeup of the universe _ or dangerous tampering with nature that could spell doomsday.
Whatever the case, the most powerful atom-smasher ever built comes online Wednesday, eagerly anticipated by scientists worldwide who have awaited this moment for two decades.