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Thick-skinned: Scientists determine the thickness of neutron “skin” in lead-208 nuclei

This is the first measurement of the neutron skin of lead-208 using exchanges predominantly involving gluons and it can provide insight into the structure of nuclei and neutron stars

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Physics
15 November, 2023

ISOLDE sees shape shifting in gold nuclei

The finding comes a little more than 50 years after the phenomenon was first discovered at the facility in mercury nuclei

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Physics
15 November, 2023
Physics
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15 November, 2023

CERN and the World Food Programme sign a memorandum of cooperation

The collaboration between the two international organisations will promote access to and use of breakthrough innovations in the field of IT to fight hunger worldwide

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Computing
14 November, 2023

“Futur en tous genres” 2023 at CERN

Experiences and workshops that inspire future careers!

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Knowledge sharing
13 November, 2023
Knowledge sharing
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13 November, 2023

CMS presents its latest search for new exotic particles

This search for exotic long-lived particles looks at the possibility of “dark photon” production, which would occur when a Higgs boson decays into muons displaced in the detector

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Physics
10 November, 2023

CERN’s new Open Source Program Office

CERN launches its Open Source Program Office to help you with the release of your software and hardware designs

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Computing
09 November, 2023
Computing
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09 November, 2023

Accelerator Report: Exploring performance potential for future benefit

The year-end technical stop (YETS) officially started on 30 October, with promising performance tests in Linac4. The injection of the first 2024 LHC beam is scheduled for 11 March 2024

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Accelerators
09 November, 2023
Accelerators
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09 November, 2023

Computer Security: Data Centre Nightmares

Computer security comes with clear mantras: “Defence-in-depth”, where security controls are applied at every level of the hardware and software stack, and “Keep it simple, stupid”, to avoid unnecessary complexity

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Computing
09 November, 2023
Computing
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09 November, 2023

Digital twins at CERN and beyond

Discover how these virtual copies of reality are being used at CERN and what their impact is on society

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Knowledge sharing
03 November, 2023
Knowledge sharing
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03 November, 2023

Heard about quantum technology? Now it’s time to understand it!

Quantum technology is among the biggest talking points on the web. And yet, the general feeling is that only experts can understand it. The Sparks! Forum at CERN aims to prove this wrong

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Knowledge sharing
01 November, 2023
Knowledge sharing
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01 November, 2023