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First lead-ion collisions in the LHC at record energy
On Friday, 18 November, a test using collisions of lead ions was carried out in the LHC and provided an opportunity for the experiments to validate the new detectors and new data-processing systems ahead of next year’s lead-lead physics run.
Arts at CERN and Pro Helvetia launch an open call for Connect India
Arts at CERN announces a new open call for artists from Switzerland and India
Sparks!: CERN’s serendipity forum brings together experts to discuss Future Technology for Health
A set of talks and forum on 17-18 November, following a podcast series featuring experts in the field
CERN to implement additional energy-saving measures for 2022–2023
In light of the current global energy supply and cost crisis, and as part of its social responsibility, CERN will be implementing measures that will significantly reduce the Laboratory’s energy consumption in 2022 and 2023
CERN and Solvay launch STEM education programme for high school students
The three-year programme combines online learning and a residential camp at CERN, aimed at fostering interest in STEM across the world
CERN tech in space: the first CERN-driven satellite has been successfully launched
With the launch of the CELESTA satellite for radiation monitoring in space, CERN shows its expertise in the field of radiation effects on electronics
The third run of the Large Hadron Collider has successfully started
A round of applause broke out in the CERN Control Centre on 5 July at 4.47 p.m. CEST when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) detectors started recording high-energy collisions at the unprecedented energy of 13.6 TeV
LHCb discovers three new exotic particles
The collaboration has observed a new kind of “pentaquark” and the first-ever pair of “tetraquarks”
ATLAS and CMS release results of most comprehensive studies yet of Higgs boson’s properties
The collaborations have used the largest samples of proton–proton collision data recorded so far by the experiments to study the unique particle in unprecedented detail
The Higgs boson, ten years after its discovery
The discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider and the progress made since then, have allowed physicists to make tremendous steps forward in our understanding of the universe