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In July 1913, Niels Bohr published the first of a series of three papers introducing his model of the atom
Our understanding of the universe is about to change…
The Extra Low Energy Antiproton ring (ELENA) will further slow antiprotons from the Antiproton Decelerator, to make them easier to trap
CERN physicists are frantically analysing data in the run-up to ICHEP 2012, this year's major particle-physics conference in Melbourne, Australia
The LHC has delivered more collisions so far this year than in the whole of 2011 - so many it's overheating the magnets
A new experimental facility and neutron beamline will provide n_TOF with its highest neutron flux yet
Excellent accelerator performance and a higher running energy has ensured the LHC has delivered collisions quickly this year
The NA62 straw tracker is using pioneering CERN technology to measure charged particles from rare kaon decays
The LHC is so large that operators have to correct for a surprising source of error - the moon's gravitational pull
The Easy Access IP initiative will make it easier for businesses and entrepreneurs to access CERN intellectual property
The LHCb collaboration has observed two new excited states of the Λb beauty particle, confirming Standard-Model predictions
The former CERN scientist presented the International Space Station's research programme - and brought a neutralino home
