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In the year 2008, which one of the following conducted a complex scientific experiment in which sub-atomic particles were accelerated to nearly the speed of light ?
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European Organization for Nuclear Research
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CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) conducted the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments in 2008, accelerating protons to nearly the speed of light to collide them and study fundamental particles. The LHC is the world's largest particle accelerator, located near Geneva.