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Speeding up machine learning for particle physics

A new technique speeds up deep neural networks for selecting proton–proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider for further analysis

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Physics
21 June, 2021

CERN is gradually reopening to visitors

After being closed to the public for nearly 15 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CERN is delighted to gradually reopen its doors to visitors as of 1 June 2021

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At CERN
17 June, 2021

Leptoquarks, the Higgs boson and the muon’s magnetism

A new study shows that a class of new unknown particles that could account for the muon’s magnetism, known as leptoquarks, could also affect the Higgs boson’s transformation into muons

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Physics
14 June, 2021

ALICE finds that charm hadronisation differs at the LHC

New measurements by the ALICE collaboration show that the way charm quarks form hadrons in proton-proton collisions differs significantly from expectations based on electron collider measurements

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Physics
10 June, 2021

Computer Security: The truth lies in the URL

Like last year, every CERN staff member and user received a fake message posing as a malicious attempt to convince them to click on the embedded link...

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Computing
10 June, 2021

The High-Luminosity LHC project takes shape at Point 1

The construction of an underground cavern at Point 1, which will house equipment for the High-Luminosity LHC, has been successfully completed

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Accelerators
09 June, 2021

CERN’s Year of Environmental Awareness

Did you know that CERN has committed to decrease its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 28% by the end of 2024? Read this new series of articles focusing on various environmental topics and CERN’s ongoing initiatives

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At CERN
09 June, 2021

Sparking breakthroughs in radiation protection for spacecraft, aviation and accelerators

The CERN-coordinated and EU-funded RADSAGA project is coming to an end after four years of rewarding research into radiation protection for electronics

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Engineering
08 June, 2021