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A superconducting dipole magnet model for the High-Luminosity LHC project has exceeded previously obtained performance levels
The CERN Grey Book database, which stores data on the laboratory’s research programme, has been revamped
Diversity and respect are defining aspects of CERN, says Director-General Rolf Heuer
CERN will be back at the Montreux Jazz Festival for its third annual workshop: ‘The Physics of Music and The Music of Physics’ on 9 July at 3pm
On 24 June CERN's mobile phone operator changes; find out what you need to do to make the switch
This week’s Council meeting was dominated by discussions about the long-term, sustainable future of CERN
MAPCERN users can now navigate many CERN sites with the new Google Street View feature
Primary-school children from the “Be a scientist” project came to CERN to present their findings
The Director-General will begin his mandate after the formal opening of SESAME in late 2016 or the first half of 2017
Watch Lillian Smestad of the AEGIS experiment in the FameLab international final today [UPDATE: Smestad wins second place]
The Large Hadron Collider is colliding particles at unprecedented energy, marking the start of the accelerator's second physics run
Researchers being encouraged to coordinate their online communications with CERN - but why?