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The Large Hadron Collider's worldwide computer

Behind the excellent results from CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) lies the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid – a giant that never sleeps

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Computing
01 May, 2013

ALPHA: Novel investigation of gravity and antimatter

The ALPHA collaboration has published a paper describing the first direct analysis of how antimatter is affected by gravity

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Physics
30 April, 2013

Twenty years of a free, open web

On 30 April 1993 CERN published a statement that made World Wide Web technology available on a royalty free basis, allowing the web to flourish

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Computing
30 April, 2013
Computing
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30 April, 2013

ALICE: Upgrade work begins

With the long shutdown under way, the ALICE collaboration is preparing for the next 10 years of operation

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Experiments
29 April, 2013
Experiments
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29 April, 2013

The Large Hadron Collider goes to London

The Science Museum in London is launching a new exhibition featuring digital detector caverns and magnets from the LHC

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Accelerators
25 April, 2013
Accelerators
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25 April, 2013

LHCb experiment observes new matter-antimatter difference

The LHCb collaboration has made the first observation of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the decays the B<sup>0</sup><sub>s</sub>

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Physics
24 April, 2013

CMS prepares for the future

There will be no rest at Point 5, the site of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector, during the long shutdown of the LHC

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Experiments
23 April, 2013
Experiments
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23 April, 2013

Two-beam module to drive particle beams

The first module of the Compact Linear Collider is being tested at CERN – with neither beam nor radiofrequency system

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Accelerators
22 April, 2013
Accelerators
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22 April, 2013

Animation shows LHC data processing

A new animation from CERN's IT department shows how LHC data is collected and sent around the world for processing

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Computing
18 April, 2013
Computing
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18 April, 2013

Artist turns physicists into particles at CMS

An art installation at CMS Point 5 transforms physicists into the particles they study

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Experiments
16 April, 2013
Experiments
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16 April, 2013