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Why bother with theoretical physics?

In the second feature of our In Theory series we explore what it takes to make someone a theoretical physicist

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Physics
02 March, 2016
Physics
Feature
02 March, 2016

Historic moment as SESAME begins storage ring installation

This week the first of the 16 cells of SESAME’s storage ring was installed in the shielding tunnel in the centre’s experimental hall in Allan, Jordan

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At CERN
29 February, 2016

Science: a model for collaboration?

Two events in November featured CERN as a possible model for building trust across frontiers.

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At CERN
29 February, 2016
At CERN
Opinion
29 February, 2016

Welcome to the Theory corridor

A photo essay introducing the Theory department at CERN and some of its theoreticians

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Physics
24 February, 2016
Physics
Feature
24 February, 2016

Awakening acceleration: AWAKE’s plasma cell arrives

With plasma cell in place, CERN’s AWAKE experiment is one step closer to testing acceleration hundreds of times more powerful than current methods

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Experiments
17 February, 2016
Experiments
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17 February, 2016

The ICTR-PHE medical conference kicks off

Experts in medicine, physics, biology and IT come together with the aim of advancing medical techniques

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Knowledge sharing
15 February, 2016
Knowledge sharing
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15 February, 2016

CERN congratulates the discoverers of gravitational waves

Congratulations to LIGO and Virgo for the first ever direct detection of gravitational waves

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Physics
11 February, 2016

TEDxCERN gets the TED spotlight

The TED website now hosts even more TEDxCERN talks, reaching viewers of more than 1 million per video

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At CERN
10 February, 2016
At CERN
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10 February, 2016

Has the magic gone from Calcium-52?

CERN Researchers at ISOLDE facility show the supposedly doubly-magic nucleus Calcium-52 has an unexpectedly large charge radius

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Experiments
09 February, 2016
Experiments
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09 February, 2016

Last main ring components leave CERN for SESAME

Less than three years after the EC and CERN announced the start of the CESSAMag project, the final components left CERN bound for Jordan today

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Engineering
01 February, 2016
Engineering
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01 February, 2016