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New EU-funded accelerator project aims to bring to life groundbreaking technologies

The EPITA project will build 22 new prototypes that could be game-changing for Europe’s particle accelerator community

Issue 54
13 March, 2026

Meet the 2026 ambassadors bringing particle accelerators to the public

A new initiative by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics is supporting six scientists to promote engagement and education in accelerator science

Issue 54
12 March, 2026

Announcing the 2026 International Particle Accelerator Conference IPAC’26

The IPAC is a key date in the calendar for the particle accelerator community, with next year's edition set to take place in northern France

Issue 53
11 December, 2025

Future accelerators: A look at the proposal for a Muon Collider at CERN

This novel idea for an accelerator would allow scientists to investigate physics beyond the Standard Model

Issue 53
11 December, 2025

Future accelerators: A look at the Future Circular Collider (FCC) study at CERN

CERN’s Frank Zimmermann explains the potential of the proposed two-stage, next-generation particle accelerator that could succeed the Large Hadron Collider

Issue 53
11 December, 2025

Future accelerators: A look at the proposal for a Compact Linear Collider at CERN

CERN’s Steinar Stapnes explains the idea behind the CLIC project, a proposal to be the next flagship European accelerator project

Issue 53
11 December, 2025

‘Accelerators key to making our lives better’, says chair of physics union working group

Christine Darve, member of the global physics union IUPAP, talks about cooperating among facilities, promoting accelerator science, training the next generation of talent and the benefits of these complex machines for society

Issue 53
10 December, 2025

Record attendance at the 2025 International Beam Instrumentation Conference

The University of Liverpool together with STFC, the Cockcroft Institute and the John Adams Institute has hosted the largest-ever European edition of IBIC

Issue 53
10 December, 2025

The nearer future: high-intensity beam test in preparation for CERN’s upcoming HL-LHC era

2026 will be an important year for CERN’s high-luminosity upgrade project, with a vital beam test taking place before the Large Hadron Collider’s next long shut down

Issue 53
09 December, 2025

Interview: How do CERN’s future proposed flagship accelerator projects compare?

Two members of a working group that assessed six possible new accelerators to succeed the Large Hadron Collider share their insights into the recently published study

Issue 53
09 December, 2025