A massive new €1.2bn accelerator complex in Germany has been given the go-ahead by a consortium of 15 nations. The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR), which will be built at the GSI lab in Darmstadt, will provide up to 3000 scientists a year with a selection of very intense and energetic particle beams. A communiqué signed by the partner nations yesterday paves the way for construction to begin late next year, with FAIR set to be complete in 2015.
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