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On 26 November, CERN launched a new science innovation forum, beginning with the theme of artificial intelligence (AI)
All research-quality data from proton–proton collisions recorded by CMS during the first two years of LHC operation are now publicly available
The ATTRACT – Igniting the Deep Tech Revolution conference will take place online on 22-23 September 2020
Our fourth story in the LHC Physics at Ten series discusses the LHC’s hunt for the hypothetical particle that may make up dark matter
The weekend-long hackathon saw participants develop prototype applications under the theme ‘working together apart: accelerating collaboration’
Our third story in the LHC Physics at Ten series takes us on a deeper dive into the Higgs boson
Registration is now open for the CERN Accelerator School’s course on Mechanical Materials Engineering for Particle Accelerators and Detectors, 2 – 14 November 2020, Sint-Michielsgestel, Holland
