Scientists are designing a supercollider so powerful it could push the boundaries of modern physics

[Judi Lynn]

Ellyn Lapointe Feb 24, 2024, 5:23 AM CST

For decades, physicists have been ramming particles together to peel back the layers of our universe. But despite all that research, we still only know what 5% of the universe is made of.

Particle physics research will need a major upgrade to begin exploring that mysterious 95%, made up of dark matter and dark energy.

CERN, the European Council for Nuclear Research, is designing a new supercollider called the Future Circular Collider (FCC) to push the boundaries of modern physics research and perhaps discover the true nature of our mostly invisible universe.

Based on CERN's timeline, this massive atom smasher could be partially operating by 2045.
It would be 3 times bigger and roughly 100 times more efficient than the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful collider.

More:
https://www.businessinsider.com/future-circular-collider-push-boundaries-modern-physics-2024-2

[DavidDvorkin]

1. Isn't it always the purpose of a new collider to push the boundaries of physics?

[CloudWatcher]

2. Not everyone is convinced it's worth the $$$

Dr Hossenfelder points out that the head of CERN is ... yet again ... making promises we simply shouldn't believe about what this new collider might find.