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The measurements are consistent with predictions for “normal” matter and pave the way for future precision studies
A cancer therapy synchrotron that CERN helped to establish has treated a patient with ventricular arrhythmia for the first time
The MoEDAL collaboration at CERN reports the first search at a particle accelerator for particles with both electric and magnetic charge
An improvised device, assembled using toy bricks, helped scientists conduct tests at CERN’s NA61/SHINE
CERN’s oldest working accelerator has a new injection kicker magnet and will soon receive a new septum as well
Female researchers and engineers have presented their careers and jobs to 132 classes in Geneva and neighbouring France
The annual workshop brought together leading ICT companies and research institutions
The "Allo Unblocker", "Allo Better Internet" and "Allo VPN" plug-ins have been explicitly banned from being used at CERN
An experiment performed at CERN’s ISOLDE facility shows that the nucleus of the isotope radium-222 is pear-shaped
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has left the International Space Station after a six-month stay during which he contributed to repairing the AMS experiment
Knowledge of this almost uncharted region could help cast light on how gold and other heavy elements form in the universe
The IT department is deploying the use of so-called “two-factor authentication”