Tag: General public
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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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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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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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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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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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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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A journey from CERN to entrepreneurship
Through CERN Venture Connect, a new programme that helps launch startups at CERN, ideas can grow to shape the future of technology
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Celebrate Dark Matter Day at CERN Science Gateway
On 3 November, Nobel laureate Michel Mayor and other scientists will shed light on the dark side of the sky to celebrate Dark Matter Day 2023 at CERN
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LIVE: from the CERN Control Centre with the four largest LHC experiments
Join scientists from the four largest LHC experiments and other experts, live at the CERN Control Centre on 2 November 2023, 3 p.m. CET, for a recap of the first heavy-ion run of the LHC Run 3
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CERN Science Gateway: highlights from the first opening weeks
See photo highlights from the inauguration and the first visitors to CERN’s brand new centre for education and outreach