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Welcome to the Theory corridor
A photo essay introducing the Theory department at CERN and some of its theoreticians
CERN congratulates the discoverers of gravitational waves
Congratulations to LIGO and Virgo for the first ever direct detection of gravitational waves
Detection of Gravitational Waves
The announcement by LIGO and VIRGO collaborations of direct detection of gravitational waves confirms one of Einstein's major predictions
ALPHA experiment shows antihydrogen charge is neutral
ALPHA shows the most accurate measurement yet of the electric charge of antihydrogen atoms in a new Nature paper
A new energy frontier for heavy ions
This week’s heavy-ion run at the LHC breaks a symbolic barrier, says CERN accelerator physicist John Jowett
Neutrinos: after the Nobel Prize, the hunt continues
The 2015 Nobel Prize for physics rewards the long quest for understanding of the elusive neutrino
Breaking the Rules
This week it's the turn of heavy-ion physics to take the spotlight
Antihydrogen at CERN: 20 years and going strong
In September 1995 physicists at CERN synthesised the first antihydrogen atoms, paving the way for today’s growing antimatter research
CAST explores the dark side of the universe
The astroparticle experiment tracks the Sun morning and evening to search for particles of dark matter and dark energy
BASE compares protons to antiprotons with high precision
In a paper published today in Nature, BASE reports the most precise comparison of the charge-to-mass ratio of the proton to the antiproton