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The European particle physics community gears up for a new shared vision for the future

During its hundred-and-ninetieth session, the CERN Council formally launched the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, a two-year process involving the whole community and aiming at developing a common vision for the future of physics.

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At CERN
11 October, 2018
At CERN
Press release
11 October, 2018

Beamline for Schools: the worldwide competition is growing

Two high-school teams from India and the Philippines conducted their proposed experiments at CERN

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Knowledge sharing
08 October, 2018
Knowledge sharing
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08 October, 2018

CERN pays tribute to Leon Lederman

The Nobel laureate Leon Lederman passed away at 96 on 3 October

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Physics
05 October, 2018
Physics
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05 October, 2018

Global Photowalk winners announced

The Interactions collaboration announced the top six photographs in the ‘Global Physics Photowalk’ competition

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Knowledge sharing
01 October, 2018
Knowledge sharing
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01 October, 2018

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
Press release
18 September, 2018