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Today marks the start of the EUCAS 2017 conference on superconductivity. We reflect on how high-energy physics developed this super-technology
Art McDonald spoke at CERN on the science of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) and SNOLAB
LHCb presented a measurement of the masses of two charmonium particles, with a precision that is unprecedented at a collider for this type of particle
An animation made with TED-ED to explore empty space and why it is important for experiments at CERN
CERN scientists welcomed the LIGO/Virgo gravitational waves community to look for synergies for future technologies
The European X-ray Free-Electron Laser in Germany, inaugurated today, showcases the impact of particle accelerators outside physics
David Reitze, Director of LIGO, will speak at CERN on how the observation of gravitational waves changes our understanding of the universe
With the arrival of key detector components at CERN, the construction of protoDUNE’s single-phase module can now get started
An animation made with TED-Ed to explain what dark matter is and how CERN is looking for it
Physicists from ATLAS at CERN have found first direct evidence of high energy light-by-light scattering
With the LHC now back smashing protons together at an energy of 13 TeV, what exotic beasts do physicists hope to find?
The first antiproton beam has been successfully injected and circulated into ELENA, the Extra Low ENergy Antiproton deceleration ring