FAQ: Scientific Integrity Concerns at CERN's HL-LHC FPGA Trigger System
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The 3D-Flow system offers a cost-effective alternative to CERN's flawed FPGA system, potentially saving billions and providing superior data processing capabilities for scientific research.
CERN's FPGA Level-1 Trigger system cannot perform the required operations to filter 8 billion events per second without data loss, risking over $12 billion in wasted funding.
Demanding scientific transparency at CERN could redirect billions toward effective cancer research and medical innovation, potentially saving millions of lives worldwide.
A 20-trillion-transistor system at CERN faces fundamental performance issues while a proven 1993 alternative offers superior data processing at a fraction of the cost.
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Evidence presented at the IEEE-NSS-MIC-RTSD 2025 Conference indicates the 20-trillion-transistor system is fundamentally incapable of performing the required operations to filter 8 billion events per second without data loss for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) from 2026-2036.
More than $4 billion USD has already been wasted, and over $12 billion more is projected to be wasted in the next decade on a system that does not meet HL-LHC requirements.
The Crosetto Foundation for the Reduction of Cancer Deaths, a registered non-profit organization, is issuing this call for scientific transparency and integrity, supported by evidence presented to over 1,500 scientists at the IEEE-NSS-MIC-RTSD 2025 Conference.
CERN representatives could not state how many basic operations the FPGA system can execute per dataset nor provide technical proof that the system can efficiently perform Level-2 trigger algorithms required at the HL-LHC at Level-1, with claims unsupported by verifiable calculations or simulation evidence.
The report cites three previous publicly-funded failures: the AXIAL-PET project (2010), the 2011 claim that neutrinos travel faster than light, and the WPET full-body wearable imaging coat weighing over 350 kg (2018).
The call requests that the European Parliament, national science funding agencies, and media organizations worldwide freeze additional funding of the CERN FPGA Level-1 Trigger system until scientific questions are answered and inconsistencies resolved.
The report questions whether there is sufficient evidence that the 3D-Flow system can meet HL-LHC requirements through 2042 at a fraction of the cost compared to the current FPGA system.
The evidence was presented during the first days of the IEEE-NSS-MIC-RTSD 2025 Conference in Yokohama, Japan, from November 3rd to 5th, 2025, where over 1,200 copies of technical documentation were distributed to participants.
The scientific evidence is available in PDF format at https://bit.ly/437YX7H, and additional documentation is accessible through more than 5,000 published articles and communications at https://bit.ly/3HtisQv.
The distribution of technical documents was met with multiple supportive remarks, including comments like 'Continue to tell the truth' from conference attendees.
Curated from 24-7 Press Release
