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The first observation of a neutron-star merger by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations has allowed researchers to improve the theory of quark matter
New results from CMS and ATLAS experiments reveal how strongly the Higgs boson interacts with the heaviest known elementary particle, the top quark
Researchers from the XENON1T experiment at LNGS, Italy, present results using 1300 kg of cold Xe atoms to detect dark matter
A year after the discovery of a new doubly charmed baryon, LHCb announces the measurement of its lifetime
On Thursday 26 April 2018 at 4pm CEST, join the CERN Facebook live from our unique Antiproton Decelerator
The ALPHA experiment at CERN has measured a light-induced transition in antihydrogen with unprecedented precision
ATLAS and CMS present new measurements of the properties of the Higgs boson
A new European project linking ELENA and ISOLDE plans to trap antimatter in order to explore quantum phenomena in radioactive nuclei
A project called PUMA aims to transport antimatter from one CERN facility to another in order to investigate exotic nuclear phenomena
