Tag: Media
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Students from Bangladesh, India, Türkiye, the UK and the USA win the 13th edition of Beamline for Schools
The winners of the 13th edition of the Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition have been selected. BL4S is a physics competition that was initiated by CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, and is open to secondary school pupils from all around the world. Participants are invited to submit a proposal for a physics experiment to be undertaken
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The CERN Council decided to update the European Strategy for Particle Physics
Today, following more than two years of intense work of the European particle physics community under the auspices of the European Strategy Group, the CERN Council updated the European Strategy for Particle Physics [link to Resolution], which sets out an ambitious scientific vision for the field. The 2026 Strategy update offers a clear path to
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The public consultation process for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project begins in Switzerland and France
The public consultation process for the CERN-led Future Circular Collider (FCC) project will soon begin in Switzerland and France. These four months of exchanges and dialogue with the public are part of the preparations for a final decision on the project. As the CERN Council, comprising representatives of all the Organization’s Member States, prepares to update the European Strategy
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Arts at CERN and Nobel Prize Museum announce the Collide Stockholm international residency award recipient and two Honorary Mentions
Following the international open call launched in November 2025, Arts at CERN and the Nobel Prize Museum are pleased to announce that Lithuanian artist Emilija Škarnulytė has been selected as the recipient of the Collide Stockholm residency award. The jury also decided to award two Honorary Mentions to artists Morehshin Allahyari and Wendi Yan. Collide is Arts at CERN’s flagship residency
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HiLumi LHC: CERN’s full-scale test stand enters the powering phase
With the start of electrical powering, the Inner Triplet String is now entering a new phase of commissioning. This phase will be carried out progressively and will culminate in the powering of the whole installation this summer
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Muon g-2 Experiment Pioneers Win Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Recognition honors experiments and scientific collaborations at three institutions that explored the subtle wobble of a subatomic particle
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Chile becomes an Associate Member State of CERN
CERN welcomes Chile as an Associate Member State
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CERN to host Europe’s flagship open access publishing platform
In an important step for open science, CERN has been selected to host a new phase of Open Research Europe (ORE), an initiative supported by the European Commission and a new funding consortium of European national funding agencies and research organisations. Aligned with the Action Plan for Diamond Open Access (2022)[1], the initiative is a
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BASE experiment at CERN succeeds in transporting antimatter
The experiment successfully transported a trap filled with antiprotons across CERN’s main site, a remarkable first step towards delivering antimatter to other European laboratories
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LHCb Collaboration discovers new proton-like particle
Composed of two charm quarks and one down quark, the doubly charmed particle is four times heavier than a proton