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Protons set to collide at 13 TeV to prepare for physics

These first collisions at 13 TeV in the LHC are to set up systems that protect detectors from stray particles before they are fully switched on

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Accelerators
20 May, 2015

Chronicles of CMS: the saga of LS1

Austin Ball of the CMS collaboration looks back at the vast amount of work done during LS1 and some of the challenges that arose along the way

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At CERN
13 May, 2015
At CERN
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13 May, 2015

CMS and LHCb experiments reveal new rare particle decay

The CMS and LHCb experiments at the LHC have observed a very rare decay. An important milestone in the search for hints of new physics

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Experiments
12 May, 2015

Lonely Chairs at CERN turns one

Over the past year, the "Lonely Chairs at CERN" photography blog has let the chairs do the talking

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At CERN
12 May, 2015
At CERN
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12 May, 2015

LHC Season 2: Follow the people at the frontiers of physics

Watch 11 physicists from the LHC experiments ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb explain what they hope to discover during the accelerator's second run

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Accelerators
12 May, 2015

US-CERN agreement paves way for new era of discovery

A new agreement between the United States and the CERN signed today will pave the way for renewed collaboration in particle physics

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At CERN
07 May, 2015

Turkey becomes Associate Member State of CERN

Official notification that Turkey has ratified Association Agreement arrived at CERN today

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At CERN
06 May, 2015

Low-energy collisions tune LHC experiments

This morning, for the first time in two years, proton-proton collisions were delivered to the LHC experiments at injection energy: 450 GeV per beam

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Accelerators
05 May, 2015
Accelerators
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05 May, 2015

A milestone towards a higher-energy nuclear physics facility

The first acceleration module of HIE-ISOLDE has been installed. The new accelerator will increase the energy of CERN’s nuclear physics facility

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Experiments
04 May, 2015

Arts @ CERN: Three winning artists and an open call

CERN's official engagement with the arts announces three winning art projects and an open call for Collide @ CERN in digital arts

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At CERN
30 April, 2015