Up date from the LHC.

And a video on it's upgrade:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22002899

Like the first car ran smoothly, didn't break down and did 45mpg.

This is technology, no one has come anywhere near these sorts of energies before.

As a side note, some of the cryo is still cold. Link. How many weeks is that?

We're getting closer to the switch on of the LHC next year. Thought I'd resurrect this thread.
Found this interesting lecture at the RI with a Q & A section.

I watched it all, science is truly awesome, roll on 2015.

Nice post Snowy 

Almost time for this thread to become active again 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31162725

It's back on-line and running then.

Actual collisions will not begin for at least another month.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32160755

Been keeping an eye on the Dashboard. No beams as of yet but the Cryo is looking good. These are live data and will therefore change with time.

They've started calibration beams.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32809636

I do keep an eye on the dashboard from time to time. They're regularly taking it up to 6.5TeV with 1-8 bunches (intensity of the beam). Once they start science then shut down for the winter, I expect them to take it up to 7TeV or possibly 8TeV next year.

Slightly off topic but I thought it relevant.

Good video Snowy 

The Large Hadron Collider has re-started scientific investigations after a two-year pause.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32976838

Science has started. They're up to 13 bunches as of today. The top luminosity is about 2000 bunches.

http://lhcdashboard.web.cern.ch/lhcdashboard/

Found this vid too.

LHC discovers new pentaquark particle.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33517492