The European physics laboratory CERN is planning to build a mega collider by 2070. Critics say the plan could lead to ruin ...

Supersymmetry, long considered the golden child of theoretical physics, has officially lost its luster at the world’s ...

Scientists have activated the smallest particle accelerator ever built—a tiny device roughly the size of a coin. This ...

Analysing the aftermath of particle collisions has revealed two new instances of “CP violation”, a process that explains why ...

Buried beneath the French-Swiss border, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the largest machine in existence. The scientists who work with it are conducting some of the most complex and important ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Large Hadron Collider is back in action at the CERN laboratory after receiving a big upgrade in the time since its last run in 2012. The particle collider is ...

Imagine having the opportunity to turn a wrench on the Space Shuttle or the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — not only do you get to spend some quality time with some of the most advanced machines ...

In 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will come into operation at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland. The highest-energy accelerator ever built, it heralds a new era in particle-physics research ...

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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's most powerful particle collider. The LHC was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva. It has identified what is ...