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A search for dark quarks conducted by the CMS collaboration inches closer to the parent particles from which they may originate
Proton beams from the SPS at CERN were used to generate plasma waves upon which the electrons “surfed”
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Giant thermometer can measure the temperatures of liquid argon inside massive neutrino-detector prototype at 48 different depths
The ALPHA collaboration has observed a new electronic transition in the antihydrogen atom
A new business incubation centre in Switzerland marks the tenth centre to help businesses take CERN technology and expertise to the market
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An upgrade to the “Small Wheels”, the innermost sections of the ATLAS muon end-cap system, will help ATLAS cope with the conditions at the HL-LHC
The LHC has just come out of a successful week of machine development (MD), used to carry out studies covering a wide spectrum of topics
ATTRACT’s objective is to create a sustainable innovation ecosystem for the breakthrough technologies in detection and imaging
On 1 August 2018, CERN was the City of Geneva’s guest of honour at the Swiss National Day celebrations at Parc La Grange
From 11 to 13 July, CERN was swarming with table football enthusiasts, who had signed up for the first charitable tournament