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European Laboratory for Particle Physics

CERN is one of the world's largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Learn about the Laboratory, its mission and the people working at the limits of technology for the benefit of society.

CERN particle physics

Testing an innovative source for the Future Circular Collider

A new experiment at the Test Facility has helped scientists study a prototype component for a future particle collider.

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ATLAS and CMS narrow in on double-Higgs production

ATLAS and CMS narrow in on double-Higgs production

Finding a Higgs boson was one triumph; today's experiments continue the story.

07 September 2026
All CERN accelerators now on the road to HL-LHC

All CERN accelerators now on the road to HL-LHC

CERN's injector complex and accelerator factory prepare for the next generation.

07 September 2026
Exceptional transport operations make way for full HL-LHC

Exceptional transport operations make way for full HL-LHC

We hear how teams move massive components of the accelerator, built for the next generation of experiments.

07 September 2026

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What's going on at CERN?

At the heart of the CERN accelerator complex, the LHC is one of the world's most powerful scientific instruments. Explore what is happening underground and in our laboratories.

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Accelerating science

ACCELERATOR

High Luminosity LHC

The High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider will increase the rate of collisions in the LHC, providing new opportunities for physics discoveries and precision measurements.

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FUTURE ACCELERATOR

Future Circular Collider

The Future Circular Collider is a proposed next-generation particle collider that could follow the LHC and open a new window on fundamental physics.

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Key achievements

Higgs boson

Discovered in 2012 by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, the Higgs boson completes the Standard Model's picture of fundamental particles.


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Z bosons

The Z boson discovery confirmed a key part of electroweak theory.

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W bosons

The discovery of W bosons revealed a new force-carrying structure.

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Neutral currents

Important discoveries helped establish the Standard Model of particle physics.

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Birth of the Web

In 1989 CERN became the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

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Antimatter

CERN explores the properties of antimatter and its role in the Universe.

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Large Hadron Collider

The LHC is the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator.

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