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The inaugural TEDxCERN event at CERN today will see a plethora of talks on topics from seafloor earthquakes to the Higgs boson
Robert Cailliau on the birth of the web, early brainstorming sessions and "how to spread this thing"
Vinton G Cerf, one of the "Fathers of the internet", on the architecture, connectivity and openness of the web
Electrical-quality-assurance testing of superconducting circuits is underway in sector 3-4 of the LHC
The LHCb collaboration has recently observed matter-antimatter asymmetries in the decays of the B<sup>0</sup><sub>s</sub> meson
This week, CERN received the latest new transformers for the Super Proton Synchroton
The message we want to pass to our visitors on our open days, and at the inauguration of Passport to the Big Bang, is that “Our universe is yours”
By blowing a radiofrequency (RF) ball through the accelerator’s beam pipe, technicians are identifying and repairing faulty RF fingers
On 28 April each year, the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization organise a World Day for Safety and Health at Work
The inaugural TEDxCERN event will take place on 3 May 2013 in the Globe of Science and Innovation
As part of continual efforts to ensure the highest standards of radiation protection, CERN is modernizing its operational dosimetry system
Today Androulla Vassiliou is visiting CERN to meet young researchers supported by the EU Marie Curie Actions