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Slovenian flag raised at CERN

The Slovenian flag was raised today at a ceremony held at CERN to mark the country’s accession as CERN’s 25th Member State

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At CERN
03 July, 2025
At CERN
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03 July, 2025

First-ever collisions of oxygen at the LHC

The Large Hadron Collider gets a breath of fresh air as it collides beams of protons and oxygen ions for the very first time. Oxygen–oxygen and neon–neon collisions are also on the menu of the next few days

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Accelerators
01 July, 2025
Accelerators
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01 July, 2025

Venice event brings future of particle physics into focus

Discussions this week at the Open Symposium of the European Strategy for Particle Physics demonstrate strong progress towards ensuring that CERN remains a world leader in collider physics and technology

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At CERN
27 June, 2025
At CERN
Press release
27 June, 2025

CERN welcomes Slovenia as its 25th Member State

On 21 June 2025, Slovenia became a Member State of CERN

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At CERN
23 June, 2025
At CERN
Press release
23 June, 2025

European project to make web search more open and ethical

The OpenWebSearch.eu consortium, which includes CERN, has released a pilot of the first federated, pan-European Open Web Index, paving the way for a new generation of unbiased and ethical search engines

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Computing
06 June, 2025

AI enhances Higgs boson’s charm

The CMS collaboration presents a new search for the decay of a Higgs boson into charm quarks, bringing physicists closer to unravelling how this unique particle endows matter with mass

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Physics
19 May, 2025
Physics
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19 May, 2025

Chile to become an Associate Member State of CERN

On 16 May 2025, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile, Aisén Etcheverry signed an agreement admitting Chile as an Associate Member State of CERN

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At CERN
16 May, 2025
At CERN
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16 May, 2025

Ireland to become an Associate Member State of CERN

On 8 May 2025, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless signed an agreement admitting Ireland as an Associate Member State of CERN

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At CERN
08 May, 2025
At CERN
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08 May, 2025

ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC

Near-miss collisions between high-energy lead nuclei at the LHC generate intense electromagnetic fields that can knock out protons and transform lead into fleeting quantities of gold nuclei

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Physics
08 May, 2025

European Strategy for Particle Physics: community input received

Substantial contributions to the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics set the stage for discussions that will define the next flagship collider at CERN

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At CERN
17 April, 2025
At CERN
Press release
17 April, 2025