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See in images how the “heart” of the CMS detector, its Pixel Tracker, was replaced
At the beginning of March, the CMS collaboration installed an important part of its detector: its second-generation Pixel Tracker
As part of the EYETS activities, the Linac3 ion source was converted to a xenon ion source
The GBAR experiment will create antihydrogen ions at rest to study the action of gravity upon antimatter
Dave Charlton passes the baton to new ATLAS Spokesperson Karl Jakobs
A review of LHC operation and system performance at the annual LHC performance workshop in Chamonix, France
Papers were drafted and partnerships forged at the 2017 Science Hackathon—powered by THE Port
If you want to listen to music or watch movies at CERN, make sure that you own the proper rights to do so
On 26 February, CERN hosted Devoxxkids, a series of computing, robotics and electronics workshops for kids in the Globe and in the IdeaSqure
ATLAS PhD students publish dozens of outstanding theses every year. Since 2010, a few have been celebrated at the annual ATLAS Thesis Awards.
This week the CMS collaboration is replacing the heart of its detector: its tracking system
High school teachers are invited to apply now to visit S’Cool LAB between September 2017 and June 2018