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The proton-lead run will be short, and our main activity this year will be the start of the LHC’s first long shutdown
A new ion trap has been integrated into ISOLTRAP, the ISOLDE experiment that measures the mass of short-lived nuclides
"We have very exciting times not only behind but also in front of us," says Rolf Heuer
The DG's New Year presentation will take place Wednesday, 9 January 2013 at 10am
"This is the year that will go down in history as marking the first of the LHC’s major discoveries, a defining moment in the history of science"
The Fund won one award for Best Risk Management Solutions, and another for Industry Innovation
Remarkable first three-year run of LHC comes to an end, marked by the LHC controllers with a Douglas Adams reference
A Special Fundamental Physics Prize, handing over the CERN Council Presidency and a pilot run with 25 nanosecond bunch spacing made it a busy week
Hall 300, which houses CERN’s first accelerator, is being prepared to host a new exhibition
Starting in January, the CERN Fire Brigade will use TETRA - a new digital radio communication system designed to meet emergency communication needs
Seven leaders of the LHC, CMS and ATLAS projects will share a $3,000,000 prize, for advancing knowledge of the universe
This year’s new fellows, announced in July, met at a dinner for newcomers on 5 November