Large Hadron Collider will have first attempt at circulating a beam September 10 . It 's the largest particle accelerator in the world and costs about $ 10 billion . Comment: Years ago , when electrons were first identified , no one knew what they were good for , but they have since transformed our entire economy , said Howard Gordon , deputy research program manager for the collider 's ATLAS experiment . Scientists say these allegations have no merit .
Large Hadron Collider will have first attempt at circulating a beam September 10 . It 's the largest particle accelerator in the world and costs about $ 10 billion . Comment: Scientists say these allegations have no merit .