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Meet the two prototypes under construction at CERN for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
CERN and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) will work together in all domains of science, technology and engineering
The proposal for CERN to become a SESAME Observer will be presented at the SESAME Council session in December
Top marks for the Standard Model as LHC experiments ATLAS and CMS study the subtle behaviour of the heaviest particle
A mock-up fire emergency was organised at two of CERN’s biggest office buildings
The final students from the 2017 CERN openlab Summer Student Programme recently left CERN after nine weeks working on advanced computing projects
The BASE collaboration breaks its own precision measurement record of antiproton’s magnetic moment
CERN celebrated teachers’ key contribution to society with a stand-up show and a panel discussion at the Globe of Science and Innovation
Join us on Facebook at 14:00 CEST from the ISOLDE control centre, for a chance to have your questions answered by our scientists
The Baby MIND neutrino detector, after being assembled and tested at CERN, is now ready to be shipped to Japan
Carlo Baccigalupi, a CERN PhD, was awarded Italy’s 2017 Carlo Offelli Prize for his PhD dissertation
The LHC is operating for several hours with the nuclei of xenon atoms
