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Far-reaching insights of Italian physicist Bruno Pontecorvo had a big impact on particle physics
Watch engineers move the final replacement dipole magnets into position on the Large Hadron Collider
From today, CERN will be taking bookings for visits of its underground facilities during the Open Days. Tickets are free of charge so book now!
New software based on CERN's particle simulation toolkit Geant4 is being used to assess radiation doses in cancer treatment
When you've got a discrepancy in the data, it might be time for theory and experiment to collaborate
Help the AEgIS experiment at CERN to work out how antimatter is affected by gravity. Just join the dots!
Czech company JABLOTRON has released an educational toolkit based on CERN detector technology
The ALICE experiment is optimized to perform in the environment of heavy-ion collisions at the LHC, which can produce thousands of particles
Knowledge gained in developing particle detectors for the LHC has been used to create a dedicated PET device for breast scans
Registration opens for 2014 conference uniting biology, physics and medicine for better health
Results presented by LHC experiments give further credence to strength of Standard Model
Plan your visit now for the CERN Open Days in September. Tickets will be available to book from late August
