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Test magnet reaches 13.5 tesla – a new CERN record

The Short Model Coil working group recently built a niobium-tin magnet with a peak magnetic field of 13.5 tesla—a record for CERN

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Engineering
18 November, 2013
Engineering
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18 November, 2013

CERN theorist Slava Rychkov wins $100,000 New Horizons prize

The Fundamental Physics Foundation recognized Russian theorist Slava Rychkov for breathing new life into conformal field theory

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Physics
13 November, 2013

Hans Blix on thorium energy and nuclear non-proliferation

As part of a recent conference at CERN on thorium energy, Hans Blix spoke of the element's possibilities as a safer source of nuclear energy

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Physics
12 November, 2013

60 years: Sleek and stylish

Check out the official logo from CERN's graphic design team for the laboratory's upcoming 60th anniversary celebrations

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At CERN
08 November, 2013
At CERN
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08 November, 2013

Fabiola Gianotti appointed to UN’s Scientific Advisory Board

Former ATLAS Experiment spokesperson, Fabiola Gianotti, is among the 26 scientists appointed to the UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board

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Experiments
23 October, 2013

CERN hosts Energy for sustainable science workshop

Visit the industrial exhibition and watch the webcast of today’s workshop on energy management in research infrastructures

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Knowledge sharing
23 October, 2013
Knowledge sharing
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23 October, 2013

CERN releases photos under a Creative Commons licence

CERN has released its first photos under a standard "free" licence, as support material for the 2013 Nobel prize in physics

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At CERN
17 October, 2013

Open Days lectures now available to watch online

The recent CERN Open Days hosted talks on topics from antimatter and the Higgs boson to the anthropology of science. Watch the talks online

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At CERN
16 October, 2013

A new beam dump for the Proton Synchrotron Booster

Watch CERN engineers install a new beam dump at the Proton Synchrotron Booster

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Accelerators
11 October, 2013
Accelerators
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11 October, 2013

CERN people react to Nobel news

Cameras were rolling in CERN's building 40 when members of the ATLAS and CMS collaborations heard the news live from Stockholm

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At CERN
10 October, 2013
At CERN
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10 October, 2013