An artist's impression of the inside of CERN's Future Circular Collider. CERN read aloud pause X Preparations for a massive new particle smasher near Geneva are picking up speed. But the European-led project, which hopes to answer some of the biggest questions in physics, faces many obstacles, including competition from China. This content was published on October 6, 2023 – 09:00 Simon Bradley Born in London, Simon is a multimedia journalist who has worked for www.swissinfo.ch since 2006. He speaks French, German and Spanish and focuses on science, technology and innovation issues. Michele Andina A documentary and animation filmmaker from…