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Latest results from 10 years of proton–antiproton running
In Divonne-les-Bains, an association founded by former CERN personnel is restoring the oldest hydroelectric plant in France
The ALICE experiment is optimized to perform in the environment of heavy-ion collisions at the LHC, which can produce thousands of particles
The physics of heavy quark–antiquark bound states is a long-standing puzzle, made more intriguing by results from the LHC
Knowledge gained in developing particle detectors for the LHC has been used to create a dedicated PET device for breast scans
The Italian Physical Society awarded five physicists for discoveries at the LHC
Registration opens for 2014 conference uniting biology, physics and medicine for better health
Results presented by LHC experiments give further credence to strength of Standard Model
The Strangeness in Quark Matter 2013 conference is taking place this week until 27 July in Birmingham, UK
Plan your visit now for the CERN Open Days in September. Tickets will be available to book from late August
Today in Stockholm, Sweden, the European Physical Society High Energy Physics Division announced the winners of its 2013 prizes
On 19 July 1973, physicists working with the Gargamelle bubble chamber at CERN presented the first direct evidence of the weak neutral current
