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Ukraine becomes an associate member of CERN
On 5 October 2016, Ukraine became an associate member State of CERN after the ratification by its Parliament of the agreement
Beamline for Schools 2016: how to be a CERN scientist
The Beamline for Schools competition gives high-school students the chance to run an experiment on a fully equipped CERN beamline
Looking for charming asymmetries
New results presented by the LHCb collaboration on the decay of particles containing a “charm” quark delve deeper into the matter-antimatter asymmetry
Great expectations from fewer collisions
This week, the LHC will ignore its motto of ‘maximum luminosity’, and perform special runs at very low luminosity
Global open access initiative, SCOAP3, set to continue
After three years of successful operation and growth, CERN announces continuation of global SCOAP3 Open Access initiative for another three
Can ‘useless’ knowledge be useful?
Fabiola Gianotti, CERN’s Director-General, explains why knowledge for knowledge’s sake is the most valuable commodity we possess
First physics experiment at HIE-ISOLDE begins
Installation of the second cryomodule at HIE-ISOLDE means unique, upgraded machine is now ready to take physics measurements at higher energies
Romania's flag raised at CERN
A ceremony was held for the raising of the Romanian flag alongside the flags of CERN’s 21 other Member States
Internaut Day and the World Wide Web
With people celebrating “Internaut day” on 23 August to mark the World Wide Web’s creation, CERN explores its history
The end of computing’s steam age
Cloud technology offers a promising solution for the computing needs of particle physics