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On 16 March beams in the LHC reached the world-record energy of 4 TeV. Stable-beams mode is planned for 3 weeks from now
On the final day of Quantum Chromodynamics week at Moriond, speakers emphasized the possibility of new physics with the LHC at 4TeV
A variety of new measurements presented at Moriond are helping physicists to close in on the mass of the top quark
With powering tests finished, the LHC is being recommisioned to take beams in the first week of April
Theorists refute claim against DAMA/LIBRA
The medical and physics communities came together at ICTR-PHE 2012 to trade techniques and technologies for the fight against cancer
Some of the most recent analyses of the Higgs searches were presented yesterday at the Moriond QCD conference
The cool-down and circuit testing in all LHC sectors restarted 3 weeks ago, and is going well
Newly installed supermodules will give the ALICE detectors more coverage of collision events