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Fundamental Physics Prize honours ATLAS, CMS and LHC
Seven leaders of the LHC, CMS and ATLAS projects will share a $3,000,000 prize, for advancing knowledge of the universe
Steve Myers elected fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering
This year’s new fellows, announced in July, met at a dinner for newcomers on 5 November
Remembering Wim Klein
Wim Klein, CERN's first computer, was born 100 years ago this week. A former colleague remembers him
Google Science Fair winner visits CERN
Grand Prize winner Brittany Wenger visited the Antiproton Decelerator and the Computing Centre among other areas
Setting up ALPHA-2 to measure the properties of antimatter
The ALPHA-2 team is installing the final components for their new antimatter experiment, which will replace the current ALPHA set-up
Vidyo - a collaborative tool for planet CERN
CERN is moving to a new videoconferencing system called Vidyo
Clinical trials using carbon ions begin at CNAO
This week, for the first time at the CNAO hadrontherapy centre in Italy, a beam of carbon ions was used to treat a cancer patient
CERN firefighter wins world boxing title
Craig Stevenson won gold in the under 75kg category at the 12th World Firefighter's Games in Syndey, Australia, last week
ATLAS Virtual Visits wins Digital Communication Award
The project was awarded "Best Online Event" at an awards ceremony in Berlin, Germany, last week
European particle physics refreshes long-term strategy
Some 500 particle physicists meeting in Krakow, Poland, this week debated the long-term future of their field at the CERN Council Open Symposium