Issue 49


December 2024

Welcome to the winter edition of Accelerating News!

In this issue we get an update on the EU-funded project HEARTS and how it has taken an important step in its mission to increase Europe's space radiation testing capabilities. We also look at the 2024 achievements of CERN's high-luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider, find out about a new project that aims to advance plasma accelerator technologies, and learn about how the proposed Future Circular Collider could impact innovations in sectors outside of particle physics. 

In two technical articles, we look into a promising new thermal conducting material that can be used for future accelerators, and the vast potential of high-temperature superconductors. 

On the events calendar:

  • 10 - 14 March: the CERN Accelerator School course on the basics of accelerator physics
  • 30 April - 13 May: The CERN Latin-American school of high-energy physics
  • 1 - 6 June: The 16th International Particle Accelerator Conference

EU project to boost Europe’s space radiation testing capabilities marks significant milestone

For two weeks in November, 10 companies and institutions were provided access to CERN’s new high-energy heavy ion irradiation facility to test electronics for use in space, with positive initial feedback from the users

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16 December, 2024

CERN’s High-Luminosity LHC: progress, challenges, and what is to come

The upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider is an international and innovative effort. In this Q&A, the project’s leader talks through the latest updates and future plans

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16 December, 2024

New EU project aims to advance plasma accelerator technologies for benefit of science and industry

PACRI is looking to reduce the size, energy use, impact, and cost of future plasma facilities, enabling applications in ultrafast science, healthcare, manufacturing, and compact colliders

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15 December, 2024

Newly developed thermal conducting material holds promise for use in future accelerators and industry

A new carbide-carbon material, developed through the EU-funded I.FAST project, could prove be a scalable option as a thermal conductor in demanding conditions – becoming a replacement in high-end solutions for cheap yet less high performing materials

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15 December, 2024

How high-temperature superconductors can drive the evolution of particle accelerators

There are several new studies underway to assess the role that HTS can play in improving the performance of radio frequency systems of future particle accelerators

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15 December, 2024

Exploring new frontiers: Unlocking the FCC-ee's potential beyond particle physics

Experts convene at CERN to unveil groundbreaking applications for the Future Circular electron-positron Collider.

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15 December, 2024

Accelerators for healthcare: new student challenge launched through I.FAST project

Following on from the success of previous editions, the EU-funded I.FAST project is set to host a new challenge-based innovation (CBI) event running between July 22 and July 31, 2025

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14 December, 2024

Coming events

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Previous issues

In this issue we take a look at the latest developments of the Electron-Ion Collider, located at Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US. As progress on the construction steps up, we dive into the role that the recently formed EIC Accelerator Collaborati
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In this issue, we are happy to put the spotlights on the I.FAST project, which held its annual meeting at the month of April. In cooperation with two other Horizon 2020 projects, it gathered the academic world and industry to discuss big science
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In this issue, we are happy to report on the latest progress has been made on the High-Luminosity upgrade of the LHC and future accelerator possibilities
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