Behold! The ATLAS Experiment! Many thanks to James Saxon (University of Pennsylvania) for arranging this tour for ATLAS physicists! Here, we see the endcap toroid magnet in the center of the photo, flanked on both sides by muon chambers. You can see the air toroids wrapped in orange tape on the left. The structure is 13-stories tall; you can see people on the floor at the bottom of the photo.
A heap of high-current, normal-conducting cables lies in a waste bin by the side of the road at CERN. 10 points to any former students of mine who can explain with mathematics why high-current cables must be so thick. There will be no hints.
We have (apparently) successfully generated a fully interactive whiteboard surface right on a wall, using only a can of speciality paint. As you can see, having such a surface IMMEDIATELY led to a discussion how how to make the Gamma Density more computer-friendly.
