Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful science experiment, is coming to Aberdeen Science Centre (Scotland). From Saturday, May 2nd to Sunday th June, the LHC exhibit will be on display. The LHC exhibition will showcase the latest developments in science and technology. You can walk around the replica walk-through zone at the exhibition. It is located 574m m) below the Franco-Swiss border, near Geneva. LHC Tunnel Model. Image: www.stfc.ac.uk. There will be interactive exhibits including a spinning ball particle accelerator that demonstrates how 1 ,600 superconducting magnetic magnets within the LHC can accelerate and control a subatomic particle. The original exhibition visited 17 venues, including the Houses of Parliament and the Scottish Parliament. The exhibition has traveled over 4 ,200 mile and been visited by 600,000 people. The LHC Roadshow, which has interactive exhibits, and new tunnel artwork, has been updated at CERN. You can see how LHC might answer certain fundamental questions. The Aberdeen Science Centre said: “The exhibit, which also features iconic and stupendous science images, is an effective way to promote the UK’s particle physics program and its benefits to opinion makers, schools, and the general public.” A spinning ball particle accelerator that demonstrates how magnets work at the LHC. Image: www.stfc.ac.uk. The preparation of the LHC in Switzerland was made possible by more than 20 research groups from Britain. This includes over 80 women and men at universities in Scotland. When the STCF exhibition opened, Professor John Womersley (particle physicist) stated that more than twenty research groups from Britain, including over 20 women and men in Universities in Scotland, helped prepare the LHC in Switzerland. Image: www.stfc.ac.uk Catriona Wynne is the STEM Learning Coordinator for Aberdeen Science Centre and said that she was delighted to receive this amazing exhibition. This is an exciting moment as the LHC restarted for the first-time since 2013.. Protons are now circling the tunnel’s km. “This is the ideal opportunity to inspire engineers and scientists of the future.” On Monday through Friday 10am – 4pm and Saturday 10am – 5pm the ‘LHC Raodshow’ exhibition will be open for the public. Video of CERN in 3 minutes
