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The proton, a century on
A century after physicist Ernest Rutherford published work proving the existence of the proton, much remains to be learnt about this ubiquitous particle
Lock the Planck: the kilogram has a new definition
From today, all SI base units will be defined based on natural constants, with the kilogram the last to join the ranks
LS2 Report: consolidating the energy extraction systems of LHC superconducting magnet circuits
The energy extraction systems absorb the energy of the LHC magnets in case of a quench. Their consolidation is conducted in collaboration with two Russian institutes
Successful tests of a cooler way to transport electricity
A new superconducting electrical transmission line for the High-Luminosity LHC uses new materials, a new cooling system and unprecedented technologies
Moriond feels the strong force
Pentaquarks, charmed beauty particles and more from the Moriond conference’s second week, which is devoted to studies of the strong nuclear force
Celebrating 40 years of physics at CERN’s North Area
A symposium at CERN celebrates four decades of physics research at the Laboratory’s North Area
LHCb experiment discovers a new pentaquark
The LHCb collaboration has observed a new pentaquark particle and has confirmed the pentaquark structure previously reported
A “muoscope” with CMS technology
Researchers from the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider are developing a new application based on one of the experiment’s particle detectors
ATLAS observes light scattering off light
The ATLAS Collaboration has reported the observation of light-by-light scattering with a significance beyond eight standard deviations