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Collision course

Chiefs at Cern in Geneva have now confirmed that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – switched on last autumn and hailed as the scientific breakthrough of the year – will run at only half of its intended energy when it resumes in November. The LHC came to a catastrophic halt nine days after the switch-on, and even after repairs will stay at half its planned energy during 2010. The magnificent...


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Letters: Processed meat risk

In your article (Children risk cancer by eating salami and ham, warns charity, 17 August), John Bullock from BPEX said the study we published in 2007 found there "may be a link between eating processed meat and the risk of cancer, but we need more scientific evidence to tell us definitely whether or not that's the case". This is not the case.The report, which was the most comprehensive ever...


WEDNESDAY 19. AUGUST 2009


Jets fuelled by seawater? The US Navy thinks it's possible

You probably associate the search for alternative energy sources with windmill-loving liberals rather than those chaps at the Pentagon. That could all change now that the US Navy is trying to create jet fuel from sea water, according to New Scientist. Through processing and refining, experts are trying to extract the carbon dioxide from the sea and use it to (here's the paper).Research and...