CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research) is currently constructing the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. LHC@home helps construction of the LHC by simulating how particles travel through the 27 km long accelerator tunnel. With the help of these calculations, the magnets that control the particle beam can be calibrated with greater precision, making it possible to smash together individual atoms at nearly the speed of light. By observing the aftermath of these collisions, physicists hope to learn what matter is made of and what forces hold it together.
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