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Where does the Higgs boson come from?

The observed mass of the Higgs boson is, from the theoretical point of view, unnaturally small. This conundrum is forcing physicists to explore exotic explanations.

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Physics
30 March, 2023
Physics
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30 March, 2023

A spring awakening: CERN’s accelerators gear up for 2023

Following the winter shutdown, the injectors and accelerators are preparing for the 2023 data-taking season

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Accelerators
29 March, 2023

As Indico passes 1 million events, CERN and UN host joint workshop to discuss growth of this open source platform for organising events

Representatives of CERN, the United Nations Office at Geneva and other organisations held a two-day workshop to discuss the future of Indico, a CERN-created, open source platform for organising events

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Computing
24 March, 2023

ICRC and CERN cooperate on R&D in technologies for humanitarian action

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) came to CERN on Friday, 24 March for the first in a series of knowledge-sharing sessions on free and open source technologies

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Computing
24 March, 2023

ATLAS and CMS observe simultaneous production of four top quarks

The ATLAS and CMS collaborations have both observed the simultaneous production of four top quarks, a rare phenomenon that could hold the key to physics beyond the Standard Model

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Physics
24 March, 2023

Arts at CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary to collaborate through Collide International award

Arts at CERN and Copenhagen Contemporary join forces and announce the first open call for Collide Copenhagen

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At CERN
23 March, 2023

Accelerator Report: Preparing for the upcoming LHC restart

With the progressive recommissioning of the injectors – including, now, the SPS – the various types of beam are being set up and are gradually reaching the downstream accelerators

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Accelerators
22 March, 2023

New LHC experiments enter uncharted territory

The first observation of collider neutrinos at the LHC paves the way for exploring new physics scenarios

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Physics
22 March, 2023

HiLumi News: New CERN niobium–tin magnet energises the HL-LHC programme

A second 7.2-metre-long HL-LHC triplet quadrupole has reached the currents needed for 7 TeV operation, with higher performances

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Accelerators
21 March, 2023

Computer Security: Upcoming password considerations

While the CERN Computer Security team does its best to identify exposed and disclosed passwords and to figure out anomalies in your login patterns, the time has come to improve even further

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Computing
21 March, 2023