Scientists at the world’s largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could help solve enigmas of physics, starting in the mid-2040s at a cost of about $16 billion. A new feasibility study for the Future Circular Collider puts the finishing details on a project roughly a decade in the making at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The study lays out features like the proposed path, environmental impact, geological challenges, scientific ambitions and cost of the project that would build a nearly 91-kilometer (56.5-mile) underground loop of tunnels along the French-Swiss border. Scientists at the world’s largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could help solve enigmas of physics, starting in the mid-2040s at a cost of about $16 billion. A new feasibility study for the Future Circular Collider puts the finishing details on a project roughly a decade in the making at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The study lays out features like the proposed path, environmental impact, geological challenges, scientific ambitions and cost of the project that would build a nearly 91-kilometer (56.5-mile) underground loop of tunnels along the French-Swiss border. AP Technology and Science
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