UW News
Anna Goussioiu
June 3, 2015
‘Stable beams’ achieved: Large Hadron Collider at CERN research facility begins recording data
![Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research are dwarfed by the Atlas particle detector, part of the Large Hadron Collider.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/04171214/20080521_pid41909_aid41907_atlasdetector_w400-150x150.jpg)
The Large Hadron Collider has started recording data from the highest-energy particle collisions ever achieved on Earth. This new data, the first recorded since 2012, will enable an international collaboration of researchers — including many from the UW — to study the Higgs boson, search for dark matter and develop a more complete understanding of the laws of nature.