CMS at CERN: Science and Technology

From fire to electricity, discoveries have shaped human civilization: fundamental research is the driving force for improving our lives.In 2012, CMS announced its first major discovery, the Higgs boson, a type of particle never seen before.Over the next 20 years, CMS will continue to unravel Nature's secrets, guiding human development in the decades and centuries to come.As with most fundamental research, exploiting this discovery for practical gain is something for the long-term future.There are, however, near-term gains from the huge scientific and engineering efforts that led to the discovery.