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This week, for the first time at the CNAO hadrontherapy centre in Italy, a beam of carbon ions was used to treat a cancer patient
At the Hadron Collider Symposium in Kyoto, LHCb presented a 3.5-sigma result for a B<sup>0</sup><sub>S</sub> particle decaying into two muons
The 23rd Hadron Collider Physics Symposium 2012 kicks off today in Kyoto, Japan
The second Prix Ars Electronica Collide@CERN artist's residency has been awarded to American sound-artist Bill Fontana (65)
Didier Contardo and Jeff Spalding discuss the physics goals for CMS
Former manager of the ISS programme William Gerstenmaier will talk about the space station in the CERN Globe this evening
To mark the end of his residency as CERN's artist in residence, choreographer Gilles Jobin will talk about "Collisions between dance and physics"
Edward Stone, project scientist for the Voyager probes since 1972, will talk in the CERN Globe at 8pm CEST
Craig Stevenson won gold in the under 75kg category at the 12th World Firefighter's Games in Syndey, Australia, last week
<em>Pathway</em> and <em>Discover the Cosmos</em> promote science teaching by sharing resources and expertise
<em>Symmetry</em> has more on what the Higgs-like particle, announced at CERN on 4 July, could be