As far as the tile roofs, they last a long time. It isn't the tile that is the issue, it's the felt (or paper) underneath that gets replaced. Mine is 25 years old, has not been replaced yet. Some neighbors have had theirs redone, but many have not as yet. 04-06-2011, 12:00 AM.
Particle Accelerators Could Be Used to Produce Energy (and Plutonium) Particle accelerators, which are not renowned for their real-world applications, could in fact be used to produce energy, according to a 34-year-old research paper that resurfaced this week.
Located near Geneva, Switzerland, the Large Hadron Collider is the largest atom smasher in the world. Particle accelerators are key tools used by physicists to probe the structure of space, time, and matter.nstead of exploring outer space like telescopes, particle accelerators explore the inner space of the atom. The latest and greatest atom smasher is the $5 billion US Dollars Large Hadron Collider (LHC) beneath the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva, Switzerland.