SCIFI Future - Hadron Collider or Large Hadron Collider to be precise.
The Large Hadron Collider (AKA LHC) is currently 27km in circumference along the French and Swiss borders at a depth of 175m. It was built over the time space from 1998 - 2008 with over 10,000 scientists and untold construction personnel. During its first run in 2010 the first collisions happened and they hoped the collider experiments would either demonstrate or rule out the existence of the elusive Higgs boson. And the detection of the Higgs boson particle was confirmed and a huge boon for Physics. The LHC plays w/ Einsteins E = mc² equation, scientists have observed two new Photons and now state they have seen W bosons both of which are force carriers.
The LHC has been shutdown for upgrades since September of 2018. The upgrades are expected to produce many fascinating results as early as 2027.
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research behind the collider, is planning to build a second, even larger collider. This one could end up being 100km, almost four times the size, and may cost up to $23 billion to produce. I wonder how close to each other they could be without issues corrupting energy fields or creating other unintended issues?
Wonder how many new things await us on our new journey?
Enjoy the Journey
