U.S. closes atom smasher, passes baton to Europe September 30, 2011SciencescienceNewsExpert CHICAGO (Reuters) – The powering down of Fermilab’s Tevatron particle accelerator on Friday marked the end of a quarter-century of U.S. dominance in high-energy particle physics. Related PostsScientists home in on mysterious dark matterScientists develop spray-on batteryU.S. restarts plutonium production for space probesVoyager 1 space probe reaches outer fringe of solar systemDeadly new bird flu vindicates controversial research Share this:Like this:Like Loading...