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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

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At CERN
05 October, 2016
At CERN
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05 October, 2016

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

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At CERN
04 October, 2016

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

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Experiments
28 September, 2016
Experiments
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28 September, 2016

Great expectations from fewer collisions

This week, the LHC will ignore its motto of ‘maximum luminosity’, and perform special runs at very low luminosity

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Experiments
22 September, 2016
Experiments
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22 September, 2016

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

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At CERN
20 September, 2016

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

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Knowledge sharing
13 September, 2016
Knowledge sharing
Opinion
13 September, 2016

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

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Experiments
09 September, 2016
Experiments
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09 September, 2016

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

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At CERN
05 September, 2016
At CERN
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05 September, 2016

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

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Computing
23 August, 2016
Computing
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23 August, 2016

The end of computing’s steam age

Cloud technology offers a promising solution for the computing needs of particle physics

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Computing
19 August, 2016
Computing
Opinion
19 August, 2016