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After two decades of design and construction, CERN’s newest accelerator, Linac4, is on its way to join the LHC injection chain
What repairs have been made at the experiments during the year-end technical stop
CERN welcomed the President of the Republic of Austria, the Governor-General of Australia, and the President of the Republic of Mozambique
Stefan Ulmer and Chloé Malbrunot are the newly elected chairs of the Antiproton Decelerator Users Community
Fifty young talents will apply advanced technologies to create innovative startups that can help tackle global social problems
Female scientists visited 108 local classrooms to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
In 1968, Georges Charpak invented the Nobel prize-winning multiwire proportional chamber pushing particle physics detection into the electronic era
Only the curious click the link – and put their digital assets at risk
The LHC shows its teeth each time protons misbehave
The First Collisions event left all participants with fond memories of this unique experience and with a lot of enthusiasm for growth of the network
The new Building houses equipment for the surface treatment of vacuum equipment and the production of printed circuit boards
In the physical world, we apply many safety measures automatically and repeatedly. How come we are more relaxed in the virtual world?