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Rugby or football? ISOLDE reveals shape-shifting character of Mercury isotopes

An unprecedented combination of experimental nuclear physics and theoretical and computational modelling techniques has been brought together to reveal the full extent of the odd-even shape staggering of exotic mercury isotopes, and explain how it happens

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Physics
01 October, 2018
Physics
Press release
01 October, 2018

Spend a wonder-ful evening with scientists

CERN’s physicists reveal the research behind the scenes during Researchers’ Night

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At CERN
28 September, 2018
At CERN
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28 September, 2018

LHCb experiment discovers two, perhaps three, new particles

The LHCb collaboration has discovered two new baryons and potentially also a new tetraquark

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Physics
27 September, 2018

The hunt for leptoquarks is on

Recent results from CMS explore third-generation leptoquarks: hypothetical particles that combine the properties of leptons and quarks

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Physics
19 September, 2018
Physics
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19 September, 2018

Tune in for TEDxCERN and face the “Elephant in the Room”

TEDxCERN 2018 is happening in the heart of Geneva, but you can attend it from anywhere in the world

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Knowledge sharing
19 September, 2018
Knowledge sharing
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19 September, 2018

First particle tracks seen in prototype for international neutrino experiment

The largest liquid-argon neutrino detector in the world has just recorded its first particle tracks, signaling the start of a new chapter in the story of the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE).

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Experiments
18 September, 2018
Experiments
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18 September, 2018

The LHC prepares for the future

Studies on beam adjustment and new components are being conducted in preparation for future LHC runs

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Accelerators
14 September, 2018
Accelerators
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14 September, 2018

The incredible lightness of the Higgs

ATLAS searches for vector-like top quarks that could explain the Higgs boson’s small mass

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Physics
11 September, 2018
Physics
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11 September, 2018

The Large Hadron Collider: 10 years and counting

Ten years ago, protons circulated CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the first time, marking the end of years of design and construction

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Accelerators
10 September, 2018
Accelerators
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10 September, 2018

ATTRACT initiative to fund detection and imaging innovation

CERN and other European organisations join forces to help fund 170 breakthrough detection and imaging ideas with market potential

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Knowledge sharing
05 September, 2018
Knowledge sharing
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05 September, 2018