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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

Hunting for dark quarks

A search for dark quarks conducted by the CMS collaboration inches closer to the parent particles from which they may originate

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Physics
31 August, 2018
Physics
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31 August, 2018

AWAKE successfully accelerates electrons

Proton beams from the SPS at CERN were used to generate plasma waves upon which the electrons “surfed”

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Experiments
29 August, 2018
Experiments
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29 August, 2018

Long-sought decay of Higgs boson observed

Six years after its discovery, the Higgs boson has at last been observed decaying to fundamental particles known as bottom quarks.

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Physics
28 August, 2018
Physics
Press release
28 August, 2018