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Deciphering the heavyweights of the tetraquark world

The CMS collaboration reports the first measurement of the quantum properties of a family of tetraquarks that was recently discovered at the LHC

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Physics
03 December, 2025

HIE-ISOLDE: 10 years, 10 highlights

Since its first experiment in 2015, the HIE-ISOLDE accelerator has been pushing back the boundaries of nuclear physics

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Accelerators
27 November, 2025
Accelerators
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27 November, 2025

Breakthrough in antimatter production

A new cooling technique means that the ALPHA experiment at CERN’s Antimatter Factory can produce antihydrogen atoms eight times faster than before

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Experiments
18 November, 2025
Experiments
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18 November, 2025

First observation of single top quark production with W and Z bosons

This incredibly rare phenomenon, observed at the CMS experiment, can help probe the fundamental forces of nature

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Physics
03 November, 2025

Ion recycling to illuminate the heaviest elements

A sophisticated electrostatic trap at CERN’s ISOLDE facility could help researchers probe the chemical reactivity of the rarest and least understood elements

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Physics
03 November, 2025

Molecules of pear-shaped atomic nuclei bear fruit

A new ISOLDE study of molecules containing pear-shaped atomic nuclei helps shape future research aimed at testing fundamental symmetries of nature

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Physics
23 October, 2025

European Strategy update enters final straight

The completion of the Physics Briefing Book on 2 October marks a major milestone towards the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics

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Physics
03 October, 2025

Searching for new physics with beauty particles

A new LHCb analysis confirms a previously observed tension with the Standard Model, but more data and improved theoretical calculations are needed to determine whether new physics is at play

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Physics
24 September, 2025

Shape-shifting collisions probe secrets of early Universe

The first high-energy collisions between light nuclei at the Large Hadron Collider confirm the unusual “bowling-pin” shape of neon nuclei and offer up a new tool to study the extreme state of matter produced in the aftermath of the Big Bang

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Physics
18 September, 2025

A quantum leap for antimatter measurements

Demonstration of first antimatter quantum bit paves the way for substantially improved tests of nature’s fundamental symmetries

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Physics
23 July, 2025