The Large Hadron Collider, Switzerland and France
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. Located in the border region between Switzerland and France, the LHC is a collaborative effort between the two countries. It is used to study the smallest known particles, which are fundamental building blocks of
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008, in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists, and hundreds of universities and laboratories across more than 100 countries. It lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres (17 mi) in circumference and as deep as 175 metres (574 ft) beneath the France–Switzerland border near Geneva.