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Learn about the European Spallation Source, and Jim Yeck, who is taking charge of the project in its construction phase, in the latest CERN Courier
ATLAS presented new results at the Large Hadron Collider Physics (LHCP) Conference in Columbia University, New York, 2-7 June
On 2 June the PS Booster had beam for the first time since the beginning of LS1
Greig Cowan of the University of Edinburgh (UK) presents the latest on exotic mesons from LHCb. Watch the webcast at 11am CET today
In continuing its studies of the energy region of the τ and charm particles, the BES collaboration has begun to investigate the puzzling XYZ states
The LS1 team will be popping the champagne on Tuesday 27 May, celebrating the completion of the consolidation of the splices
Competition open to find new machine-learning techniques for analysis of Higgs data produced by the ATLAS experiment
After years of design, prototyping and manufacturing, the Linac4 Drift Tube Linac is being assembled at CERN
With Linac2 up and running, the countdown to beam in the LHC has begun: next in line is the PS Booster
As the LS1 draws to an end, teams move from installation projects to a phase of intense testing
MINERvA seeks to make precise measurements of neutrino cross-section on light and heavy nuclei
Jian Wang of the Université libre de Bruxelles discusses Higgs boson width from off-shell production and decay to ZZ. Watch the webcast