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Heating homes with the world’s largest particle accelerator

Now operational, a new heat exchange system is reusing hot water from part of the Large Hadron Collider’s cooling system to heat homes and businesses in the local area

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At CERN
28 January, 2026

ALICE solves mystery of light-nuclei survival

Observations of the formation of light nuclei from high-energy collisions may help in the hunt for dark matter

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Physics
10 December, 2025

CERN reaffirms its commitment to environmentally responsible research with the release of its 4th Environment report

CERN releases its 4th Environment report and sets updated environmental goals for 2030

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At CERN
13 November, 2025

Arts at CERN and the Nobel Prize Museum collaborate on the Collide residency

Arts at CERN and the Nobel Prize Museum launch the first open call for Collide Stockholm

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At CERN
11 November, 2025

First observation of single top quark production with W and Z bosons

This incredibly rare phenomenon, observed at the CMS experiment, can help probe the fundamental forces of nature

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Physics
03 November, 2025

Ion recycling to illuminate the heaviest elements

A sophisticated electrostatic trap at CERN’s ISOLDE facility could help researchers probe the chemical reactivity of the rarest and least understood elements

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Physics
03 November, 2025

Ireland becomes an Associate Member State of CERN

CERN welcomes Ireland as an Associate Member State

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At CERN
22 October, 2025

LHC inducted into TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame

TIME has chosen the LHC as one of the 25 most iconic inventions from the past 25 years

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Knowledge sharing
10 October, 2025
Knowledge sharing
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10 October, 2025

European Strategy update enters final straight

The completion of the Physics Briefing Book on 2 October marks a major milestone towards the 2026 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics

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Physics
03 October, 2025

Shape-shifting collisions probe secrets of early Universe

The first high-energy collisions between light nuclei at the Large Hadron Collider confirm the unusual “bowling-pin” shape of neon nuclei and offer up a new tool to study the extreme state of matter produced in the aftermath of the Big Bang

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Physics
18 September, 2025