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New Neutrino Detector Being Built In Minnesota

Posted by timothy on from the underground-scene dept.

lithis writes "NOvA, a new neutrino detector, is being built in northern Minnesota. MPR has information on the project's funding and the International Falls Daily Journal talks about the environmental issues. This detector will complement the MINOS neutrino detector in the Soudan Underground Laboratory."

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  1. Re:Minneosta by jaypyano · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nothing more pointless and badly timed than CERN and all these other money and resource hungry particle research projects in times where energy is known to get shorter in supplies. Why can't public budgets be focused on solving more urgent engergy supply questions first. Like how to make the fusion reactor effectively replace current fission power plants in the next decade. ITER (Wikipedia) Thats for electricity. How about air transport? Is there any major funded project to replace oil as energy source for airplanes today? Unless you see the particle research projects solve the gravitation riddle resulting in airplane engines anytime soon...