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ATLAS result addresses long-standing tension in the Standard Model

A new ATLAS measurement of a key feature of the Standard Model known as lepton flavour universality suggests that a previous discrepancy measured by the LEP collider in W boson decays may be due to a fluctuation

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Physics
29 July, 2020

ICHEP 2020 hosts virtual sessions for scientists and public

This year, the biggest conference for the field of high-energy physics will be held virtually and includes several sessions for the public

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Knowledge sharing
27 July, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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27 July, 2020

CERN, SKA, GÉANT and PRACE collaborate on next-gen computing

The next generation of high-performance computers holds significant promise for both particle physics and astronomy but key challenges remain to be addressed

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Computing
22 July, 2020

CERN visits your home

Take part in interactive virtual lectures and discover the world of particles and the scientists exploring it

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Knowledge sharing
16 July, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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16 July, 2020

Chasing particles with tiny electric charges

Researchers have conducted the first search at a hadron collider for elementary particles with electric charges smaller than a tenth of the electron charge

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Physics
14 July, 2020

The first accelerators are back in action

It’s the end of Long Shutdown 2 for the PS Booster, the first accelerator to be recommissioned, alongside Linac 4

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Accelerators
08 July, 2020
Accelerators
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08 July, 2020

The Higgs boson: Revealing nature’s secrets

Our third story in the LHC Physics at Ten series takes us on a deeper dive into the Higgs boson

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Physics
04 July, 2020

LHCb discovers a new type of tetraquark at CERN

The LHCb collaboration has observed an exotic particle made up of four charm quarks for the first time

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Physics
01 July, 2020

White Rabbit, a CERN-born technology, sets a new global standard

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has incorporated the White Rabbit technology into its industry standard, maximising its adoption by industry and other partners

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Knowledge sharing
26 June, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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26 June, 2020

Electricity transmission reaches even higher intensities

A superconducting electrical transmission line developed for the High-Luminosity LHC has set a new intensity record

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Accelerators
24 June, 2020