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Large Hadron Collider Set for Major Upgrades by 2030

1/4/2026

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  • The Large Hadron Collider will undergo upgrades starting in June, with a shutdown until mid-2030.
  • The high-luminosity LHC project aims to increase collision capacity tenfold, boosting data.
  • Mark Thomson, the new director general of CERN, expresses excitement about the upgrades.
  • Existing data will be analyzed during the downtime.
  • CERN is considering the Future Circular Collider as a successor to the LHC, but its cost and effectiveness remain uncertain.