High-Luminosity LHC

The High-Luminosity LHC is a project to increase the luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider by a factor of 10 beyond its design value by 2020.

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HiLumi LHC: cryogenics equipment arrives underground

Two cold boxes have been transported down into the service tunnels of the future accelerator

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Accelerators
27 February, 2026
Accelerators
News
27 February, 2026

Machine learning to reveal more about LHC particle collisions

The CMS Collaboration demonstrates that machine learning can outperform traditional methods in the full reconstruction of particle collisions at the LHC

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Physics
18 February, 2026

Groundbreaking CMS calorimeter for the High-Luminosity LHC

CMS has recently completed the first prototype slice of its innovative High-Granularity Calorimeter (HGCAL), which will be the largest silicon-based detector ever built

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Experiments
29 January, 2026
Experiments
News
29 January, 2026

Building a culture for success

As we prepare to implement the High-Luminosity LHC and secure approval of a flagship collider to follow it, we must work together to create the best possible environment for success

Opinion
At CERN
16 January, 2026
At CERN
Opinion
16 January, 2026

Accelerator Report: A very busy technical stop ahead of Long Shutdown 3

This technical stop is particularly intense, being both shorter than usual, to maximise the limited time for physics, and very busy, to make essential preparations for LS3, which begins in June

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Accelerators
16 January, 2026
Accelerators
News
16 January, 2026

CERN highlights in 2025

A look back at a year of advances in science, technology and benefits to society

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At CERN
19 December, 2025
At CERN
News
19 December, 2025

A cryogenic winter for tomorrow’s accelerator

The first large refrigerators for the High-Luminosity LHC have been installed

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Accelerators
17 December, 2025
Accelerators
News
17 December, 2025

Another year of outstanding accelerator complex performance

The extraordinary performance reflects decades of accumulated expertise, a culture of continuous development and improvement, and a sustained collective effort across all technical and operational domains

Opinion
Accelerators
28 November, 2025
Accelerators
Opinion
28 November, 2025

When failure is good news

The software managing CERN’s compute workload has handled a massive stress test, far beyond normal operating conditions, designed to simulate the needs of the future

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Computing
14 November, 2025
Computing
News
14 November, 2025

The accelerator chain prepares for high luminosity

The accelerators that feed into the Large Hadron Collider are ready to supply more intense beams

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Accelerators
17 October, 2025
Accelerators
News
17 October, 2025

Leadership handover at HL-LHC

Oliver Brüning, who has led the HL-LHC project since 2020, is handing the position of HL-LHC project leader over to Markus Zerlauth

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Accelerators
16 October, 2025
Accelerators
News
16 October, 2025

HiLumi News: the cold sets in

The delivery of two huge compressors kicks off the installation of the new helium refrigerators for the High-Luminosity LHC

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Accelerators
16 October, 2025
Accelerators
News
16 October, 2025