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NBC News
01-04-2025
- Science
- NBC News
Scientists release plans for an even bigger atom smasher to address the mysteries of physics
'Ultimately what we would like to do is a collider which will come up with 10 times more energy than what we have today,' said Arnaud Marsollier, a CERN spokesman. 'When you have more energy, then you can create particles that are heavier.' The blueprint lays out the proposed path, environmental impact, scientific ambitions and project cost. Independent experts will take a look before CERN's two dozen member countries — all European except for Israel — decide in 2028 whether to go forward, starting in the mid-2040s at a cost of some 14 billion Swiss francs (about $16 billion). CERN officials tout the promise of scientific discoveries that could drive innovation in fields like cryogenics, superconducting magnets and vacuum technologies that could benefit humankind. Outside experts point to the promise of learning more about the Higgs boson, the elusive particle that has been controversially dubbed 'the God particle,' which helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang. Work at the particle collider confirmed in 2013 the existence of the Higgs boson — the central piece in a puzzle known as the standard model that helps explains some fundamental forces in the universe. 'This set of reports represents an important milestone in the process, but a full sense of the likelihood of it being brought to fruition will only be known through careful studies by scientists, engineers and others, including politicians who must make difficult decisions at time when uncertainty rules the day,' Dave Toback, a professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, said in an e-mail. The new collider 'provides an exciting opportunity for the particle physics community, and indeed all of physics, on the world stage,' said Toback, who was not affiliated with the plans, and who worked for years at the Fermilab Tevatron collider in the United States that was shut down in 2011. CERN scientists, engineers and partners behind the plans considered at least 100 scenarios for the new collider before coming up with the proposed 91-kilometer circumference at an average depth of 200 meters (656 feet). The tunnel would be about 5 meters (16 feet) in diameter, CERN said.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Scientists reveal plan for even bigger particle collider to smash atoms
Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could help solve some of the remaining enigmas of physics. The plans for the Future Circular Collider: a nearly 57-mile loop along the French-Swiss border and even below Lake Geneva, published late on Monday put the finishing details on a project roughly a decade in the making at Cern, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research. The study lays out features like the proposed path, environmental impact, scientific ambitions and cost of the project. Independent experts will take a look before Cern's two-dozen member countries – all European except for Israel – decide in 2028 whether to go forward, starting in the mid-2040s at a cost of some 14 billion Swiss francs (about £12.5 billion). Cern officials have touted the promise of scientific discoveries that could drive innovation in areas like cryogenics, superconducting magnets and vacuum technologies that could benefit humankind. Outside experts pointed to the promise of learning more about the Higgs boson, the elusive particle that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang. 'This set of reports represents an important milestone in the process, but a full sense of the likelihood of it being brought to fruition will only be known through careful studies by scientists, engineers and others, including politicians who must make difficult decisions at time when uncertainty rules the day,' said Dave Toback, a professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, in an email. The new collider 'provides and exciting opportunity for the particle physics community, and indeed all of physics, on the world stage,' said Prof Toback, who was not affiliated with the study, and who worked for years at the Fermilab Tevatron collider in the United States that was shut down in 2011. For roughly a decade, top minds at Cern have been cooking up plans for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider, a network of magnets that accelerate particles through a 17-mile underground tunnel and slams them together at velocities approaching the speed of light. Work at the particle collider confirmed in 2013 the existence of the Higgs boson – the central piece in a puzzle known as the standard model that helps explains some fundamental forces in the universe. Cern scientists, engineers and partners behind the study considered at least 100 different scenarios for the new collider before coming up with the proposed circumference at an average depth of 200 metres. The tunnel would be about five metres in diameter, Cern said. 'Ultimately what we would like to do is a collider which will come up with 10 times more energy than what we have today,' said Arnaud Marsollier, a CERN spokesman. 'When you have more energy, then you can create particles that are heavier.' A bigger collider would also offer greater precision to help plumb particularities of the Higgs boson, which 'we have kind of a blurry image of' now, he added.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Atom smasher even bigger than the Large Hadron Collider unveiled in new plans
Scientists at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, have unveiled ambitious plans for a colossal new atom smasher, the Future Circular Collider (FCC). This proposed successor to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) would be a nearly 56.5-mile (91-kilometre) loop, dwarfing the LHC and even venturing beneath Lake Geneva along the French-Swiss border. A detailed study released on Monday outlined key aspects of the FCC, including its proposed path, environmental impact, scientific goals, and estimated cost. The project, roughly a decade in the making, is projected to cost around 14 billion Swiss francs (about £12.3 billion) and would commence in the mid-2040s, pending approval from CERN's 24 member countries (all European, except for Israel) in 2028. Before then, independent experts will review the proposal. CERN officials emphasise the potential for groundbreaking scientific discoveries that could revolutionise fields like cryogenics, superconducting magnets, and vacuum technologies, ultimately benefiting humanity. External experts highlight the possibility of gaining deeper insights into the Higgs boson, the elusive particle that sheds light on the formation of matter after the Big Bang. 'This set of reports represents an important milestone in the process, but a full sense of the likelihood of it being brought to fruition will only be known through careful studies by scientists, engineers and others, including politicians who must make difficult decisions at time when uncertainty rules the day,' said Dave Toback, a professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, in an e-mail. The new collider 'provides and exciting opportunity for the particle physics community, and indeed all of physics, on the world stage', said Toback, who was not affiliated with the study, and who worked for years at the Fermilab Tevatron collider in the United States that was shut down in 2011. For roughly a decade, top minds at CERN have been cooking up plans for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider, a network of magnets that accelerate particles through a 17-mile (27km) underground tunnel and slams them together at velocities approaching the speed of light. Work at the particle collider confirmed in 2013 the existence of the Higgs boson, the central piece in a puzzle known as the standard model that helps explains some fundamental forces in the universe. CERN scientists, engineers and partners behind the study considered at least 100 different scenarios for the new collider before coming up with the proposed 56-mile circumference at an average depth of 656 feet (200 metres). The tunnel would be about 16 feet (five metres) in diameter, CERN said. 'Ultimately what we would like to do is a collider which will come up with 10 times more energy than what we have today," said Arnaud Marsollier, a CERN spokesman. 'When you have more energy, then you can create particles that are heavier.' A bigger collider would also offer greater precision to help plumb particularities of the Higgs boson, which 'we have kind of a blurry image of' now, he added.
The Independent
01-04-2025
- Science
- The Independent
Atom smasher even bigger than the Large Hadron Collider unveiled in new plans
Scientists at CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, have unveiled ambitious plans for a colossal new atom smasher, the Future Circular Collider (FCC). This proposed successor to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) would be a nearly 56.5-mile (91-kilometre) loop, dwarfing the LHC and even venturing beneath Lake Geneva along the French-Swiss border. A detailed study released on Monday outlined key aspects of the FCC, including its proposed path, environmental impact, scientific goals, and estimated cost. The project, roughly a decade in the making, is projected to cost around 14 billion Swiss francs (about £12.3 billion) and would commence in the mid-2040s, pending approval from CERN's 24 member countries (all European, except for Israel) in 2028. Before then, independent experts will review the proposal. CERN officials emphasise the potential for groundbreaking scientific discoveries that could revolutionise fields like cryogenics, superconducting magnets, and vacuum technologies, ultimately benefiting humanity. External experts highlight the possibility of gaining deeper insights into the Higgs boson, the elusive particle that sheds light on the formation of matter after the Big Bang. 'This set of reports represents an important milestone in the process, but a full sense of the likelihood of it being brought to fruition will only be known through careful studies by scientists, engineers and others, including politicians who must make difficult decisions at time when uncertainty rules the day,' said Dave Toback, a professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, in an e-mail. The new collider 'provides and exciting opportunity for the particle physics community, and indeed all of physics, on the world stage', said Toback, who was not affiliated with the study, and who worked for years at the Fermilab Tevatron collider in the United States that was shut down in 2011. For roughly a decade, top minds at CERN have been cooking up plans for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider, a network of magnets that accelerate particles through a 17-mile (27km) underground tunnel and slams them together at velocities approaching the speed of light. Work at the particle collider confirmed in 2013 the existence of the Higgs boson, the central piece in a puzzle known as the standard model that helps explains some fundamental forces in the universe. CERN scientists, engineers and partners behind the study considered at least 100 different scenarios for the new collider before coming up with the proposed 56-mile circumference at an average depth of 656 feet (200 metres). The tunnel would be about 16 feet (five metres) in diameter, CERN said. 'Ultimately what we would like to do is a collider which will come up with 10 times more energy than what we have today," said Arnaud Marsollier, a CERN spokesman. 'When you have more energy, then you can create particles that are heavier.' A bigger collider would also offer greater precision to help plumb particularities of the Higgs boson, which 'we have kind of a blurry image of' now, he added.
The Independent
01-04-2025
- Science
- The Independent
Scientists release plans for an even bigger atom smasher along the French-Swiss border
Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could help solve remaining enigmas of physics. The plans for the Future Circular Collider — a nearly 91-kilometer (56.5-mile) loop along the French- Swiss border and even below Lake Geneva — published late on Monday put the finishing details on a project roughly a decade in the making at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The study lays out features like the proposed path, environmental impact, scientific ambitions and cost of the project. Independent experts will take a look before CERN's two-dozen member countries — all European except for Israel — decide in 2028 whether to go forward, starting in the mid-2040s at a cost of some 14 billion Swiss francs (about $16 billion). CERN officials have touted the promise of scientific discoveries that could drive innovation in areas like cryogenics, superconducting magnets and vacuum technologies that could benefit humankind. Outside experts pointed to the promise of learning more about the Higgs boson, the elusive particle that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang 'This set of reports represents an important milestone in the process, but a full sense of the likelihood of it being brought to fruition will only be known through careful studies by scientists, engineers and others, including politicians who must make difficult decisions at time when uncertainty rules the day,' said Dave Toback, a professor of physics and astronomy at Texas A&M University, in an e-mail. The new collider 'provides and exciting opportunity for the particle physics community, and indeed all of physics, on the world stage,' said Toback, who was not affiliated with the study, and who worked for years at the Fermilab Tevatron collider in the United States that was shut down in 2011. For roughly a decade, top minds at CERN have been cooking up plans for a successor to the Large Hadron Collider, a network of magnets that accelerate particles through a 27-kilometer (17-mile) underground tunnel and slams them together at velocities approaching the speed of light. Work at the particle collider confirmed in 2013 the existence of the Higgs boson — the central piece in a puzzle known as the standard model that helps explains some fundamental forces in the universe. CERN scientists, engineers and partners behind the study considered at least 100 different scenarios for the new collider before coming up with the proposed 91-kilometer circumference at an average depth of 200 meters (656 feet). The tunnel would be about 5 meters (16 feet) in diameter, CERN said. 'Ultimately what we would like to do is a collider which will come up with ten times more energy than what we have today," said Arnaud Marsollier, a CERN spokesman. 'When you have more energy, then you can create particles that are heavier.' A bigger collider would also offer greater precision to help plumb particularities of the Higgs boson, which 'we have kind of a blurry image of' now, he added.
