CERN

CERN, also known as the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is undoubtedly one of the most renowned and largest organizations for scientific research in the world. Its main objective is to uncover the mysteries within the universe through studying the collision of particles. Currently, it holds the largest hadron collider, the LHC that runs along a circle of 27km in circumference and is located 100 meters underground. The LHC is key to holding experiments with particle collision and recently revved up to 8TeV of energy by smashing two proton beams from each end. This energy is so large that it is claimed to take almost two years to analyze the entire data. This past June, CERN scientists reported to have discovered the Higgs Bosom particle that is nicknamed as “God’s particle” and claims that this discovery may be the key to understanding the universe. CERN was established in 1954 to promote European research in particle physics and to become a method of uniting Europe after World War II. As science was not that much developed at the time and European scientists were moving to the U.S. to seek more education, CERN was created to advance scientific areas within Europe and encourage scientists to stay in Europe to study in their native lands. It currently has 20 member states and 7 observers, but scientists from all over the world collaborate and share their knowledge on particle physics.