The Large Hadron Collider is going to be shut down — not permanently, but for a pretty long time — and the famous atom ...

In 2016, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) approved the high-luminosity large hadron collider (HL-LHC) upgrade project. LHC is currently the largest and most powerful particle ...

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – More than 30 of the world’s most advanced particle accelerators for research are built on one technology: superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) technology. It’s typically powered by ...

This sample of niobium has been treated in a process that is typical for preparing particle accelerator components. Tests have revealed how adding oxygen to such components makes them more efficient.

Berkeley Lab researchers are developing an approach to avoid sudden, potentially destructive energy releases in a new generation of superconducting magnets. The particle accelerators that enable ...

What do rope winding and giant pasta shapes have to do with particle physics? The answer is a new superconducting magnet ...

Aug. 17, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $16 million in funding for research projects in particle accelerator science and technology. Total funding is for projects up to three ...

Superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities are critical components in modern particle accelerators and other high-power applications, where they enable efficient acceleration of charged particles ...

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Texas A&M University professor Peter McIntyre and his colleagues want to build a particle accelerator around the rim of the Gulf of Mexico in order to discover the most fundamental building blocks of ...

Researchers in the U.S. have secured USD 3.2 million in federal funding to design a compact, cost-effective accelerator that can transmute long-lived nuclear waste into safer material. The US ...