How do you power a particle accelerator? How do you keep it running after decades of use? This film is the first in a brand new series diving into the detail of particle accelerators and their many applications. Stay tuned for a new film each week over the next two months, and thanks to the Science and Technology Facilities Council for supporting this series. | Royal Institution of Great Britain

The Large Hadron Collider is one of the largest machines in the world. Its purpose is to fire subatomic particles at each other so we can better see how they function. Find out more about this massive machines in Colossal Machines, on Thursdays at 8pm, on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK