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The past two weeks have seen luminosity production rates vary somewhat but the overall upwards slope has remained steady
Thirty-one students evaluated the market potential of three CERN technologies this week as part of a collaboration with their Norwegian university
Scientists from CERN examined the common ground between science, philosophy and theology at a Wilton Park meeting this week
Hypothetical particles called "leptoquarks" combine traits of leptons and hadrons - just as the platypus combines those of reptilies and mammals
This summer, seven young coding wizzes contributed to CERN projects through the Google Summer of Code program
The first Asia-Europe-Pacific School of High Energy Physics started up today in Fukuoka, Japan
On 13 October, 140 pupils from Geneva collèges and lycées in Pays de Gex took part in a cross-border seminar in the Globe of Science and Innovation
The 2013 CERN-Latin-American School of High-Energy Physics (CLASHEP) is now open for applications
CERN is showcasing its science at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany from 10-14 October
Summer intern Siddharth Sehgal spent two weeks working on the Gas Electron Multiplier at the CMS detector
