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CERN’s American sibling Fermilab turns 50

A look back at fifty years of Fermilab’s history, as it celebrates a half-century of scientific achievement today

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Experiments
15 June, 2017
Experiments
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15 June, 2017

High-school physicists win chance to run experiments at CERN

CERN today announced the winners of its 2017 Beamline for Schools competition: Charging Cavaliers, from Canada, and TCO-ASA, from Italy

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At CERN
13 June, 2017

Follow the fantastic voyage of the ICARUS detector

Watch our Facebook Live to learn more about the world’s largest neutrino particle hunter and how it will journey to Fermilab

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Experiments
12 June, 2017

Discover the hidden treasures of CERN’s archive

9 June is International Archives Day and an opportunity to browse CERN’s rich archive

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At CERN
09 June, 2017

LHC’s objective: maximum intensity

The LHC has been accelerating more and more protons, and to allow the machine to reach its maximum intensity, it will undergo a thorough scrubbing.

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Accelerators
06 June, 2017
Accelerators
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06 June, 2017

CERN launches internship programme for high-school students

The first High-School Students Internship Programme at CERN was launched in May 2017

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At CERN
02 June, 2017

Kick-off for the 2017 LHC physics season

Data-taking has started again at the LHC: the experiments are continuing their exploration of physics at the unprecedented energy of 13 TeV.

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Physics
23 May, 2017

200th spacewalk upgrades Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer

The 200th ISS spacewalk included a new installation on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)

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Experiments
19 May, 2017

Pioneering SESAME light source officially opened

Allan, Jordan, 16 May 2017. The SESAME light source was today officially opened by His Majesty King Abdullah II.

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At CERN
16 May, 2017
At CERN
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16 May, 2017

LHC: preparations for a new season of physics

Adjustments to the thousands of pieces of equipment making up the LHC are ongoing before data taking can start for 2017

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Accelerators
15 May, 2017