Big Bang machine
Sep 21 2008, Vikas

The huge particle-smashing machine built to simulate the conditions of the ‘Big Bang’ that recreated the universe has malfunctioned and may be shut down for at least two months, the European Organization for Nuclear Research said on Saturday. ( Watch...

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