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In the logical sequence from collisions to a scientific breakthrough, computing comes last. But definitely not least
Peter Higgs passed away on 8 April at the age of 94
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The recently launched Next-Generation Triggers project is set to remarkably increase the efficiency, sensitivity and modelling of CERN experiments
This will be a significant step towards testing ProtoDUNE for the next era of neutrino research
This marks the beginning of physics for the third year of Run 3 of CERN’s flagship particle accelerator
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