At this visit point you will be able to see life-size models of LHC components and the technology used to test magnet prototypes (superconducting or otherwise) for the collider.
Witness and admire superconductivity in action in various demonstrations and have a go yourself. The demonstrations include a mini levitating train, a superconducting bicycle, a levitating scooter and many more.
What does CERN have to do with 3D colour x-rays and 19th century paintings? Head to IdeaSquare to join experts from CERN's Knowledge Transfer group who will tell you all about the impact of the technological and human capital developed at CERN in areas such as medical and biomedical technologies, aerospace applications and cultural heritage.
Discover the amazing properties of vacuum: objects change shape, sound becomes inaudible and feathers fall as fast as lead. Visitors will also be able to see rarefied gas plasmas.
Step back in time, retrace CERN's history and discover, with amazing video-mapping technology, how CERN's first accelerator, the Synchrocyclotron, worked between 1957 to 1990.
Marvel at our handling machines, which are necessary to move and install components such as magnets and detectors. You'll be able to operate a 220-tonne crane, lift magnets with forklift trucks and play 'fishing line' games with cranes.
The entire Universe is made up of particles. But where do they come from? What laws govern their behaviour? Delve into contemporary physics and discover the history of the Universe from the Big Bang to the present day. This exhibition can be visited throughout the year, see visit.cern.
