Is the Japanese Miniature Universe Experiment Still Ongoing?

[Moviemann345]

Recently I read an article about Japanese scientists trying to create a miniature universe. The article was pretty old, 2006. Does anyone know the status of this experiment, or know where i can read more of their present progress?


http://www.casavaria.com/sentido/science/2006/06-0802-new-universe.htm

 

[Chronos]

The idea is related to Smolin's cosmic natural selection hypothesis. I presume the paper you are referring to is

The universe out of a monopole in the laboratory?
http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0602084
by Sakai, et al.

He has collaborated on these papers since
arXiv:0712.1450
arXiv:0803.0268
arXiv:0805.3446
arXiv:1005.4250

 

[Moviemann345]

Awesome thank you