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CERN’s next big thing

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the largest particle accelerator in the world. But, after 10 years of operation, it’s time to think about the next steps. With one approved upgrade — the High-Luminosity LHC — and design studies for possible future colliders on the table, intense efforts are being directed to the development of new technologies.

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Fig. 1: Superconducting materials.

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Horejs, CM., Pacchioni, G. CERN’s next big thing. Nat Rev Phys 1, 2–4 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-018-0012-4

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