Updates
CERN and Oracle celebrate 30 years of collaboration
— In addition to providing hardware and software to CERN for three decades, Oracle has now been involved in the CERN openlab project for 10 years
Heavy metal: Refilling the lead source for the LHC
— Every two weeks, ion-source physicist Detlef Küchler refills the lead source for the LHC with pure lead 208
Standing on the shoulders of software developers
— Ensuring scientific software stays citable and sustainable
AEGIS completes installation
— The recently installed AEGIS experiment will examine the effect of gravity on antimatter
Superconductivity leads the way to high luminosity
— Work is progressing on new technologies that would under pin an upgrade of the LHC in 10 year’s time
Carrying the weak force: Thirty years of the W boson
— On 25 January 1983, CERN physicists announced to the world the discovery of the W boson, an elementary particle that carries the weak force
Helix Nebula project passes proof-of-concept
— Now half way through its pilot phase, the Helix Nebula project is moving ahead with new organizations coming on board
Students! Apply now for CERN's Summer Student Programme
— There are only five days left to apply for the chance to join CERN as a summer student in Geneva, and work on some of the world's biggest experiments
ALICE scrutinizes proton-lead run for quark-gluon plasma
— The ALICE experiment will be watching the collisions closely to tease out the effects of lead ions from the effects of the plasma
Protons smash lead ions in first LHC collisions of 2013
— Accelerator team declares "stable beams" as lead ions collide with protons in first LHC physics beams of 2013
Lead-proton run: CMS prepares to receive collisions
— Preparations have been progressing steadily at CMS to receive collisions between protons and lead ions
Preparing the LHC for the lead-proton run
— For the last run before the two-year shutdown, the LHC is going beyond its original design specification and will collide protons with lead ions
Antimatter experiments present progress
— At CERN today, the experiments at the Antiproton Decelerator presented updates on their work in 2012, and their hopes for 2013
Medical imaging network passes midterm review
— At CERN today, European Commission representatives gave the green light to the continuation of the ENTERVISION network for imaging in particle therapy
Highlights from CERN in 2012
— A Higgs-like boson, more new particles and record performance at the LHC: 2012 has been good to CERN
This month in 1991: The web spreads beyond CERN
— Twenty-one years ago this month, physicists at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) installed the first web server outside of Europe
TIME honours Fabiola Gianotti and the Higgs-like boson
— TIME magazine today named ATLAS spokesperson Fabiola Gianotti as a runner-up for Person of the Year. A certain Higgs-like boson was also mentioned...
Video: Colliding particles episode 11 - Higgs
— This episode of the Colliding Particles series looks back at the July Higgs search update
Wilton Park report published
— October's Wilton Park meeting brought CERN physicists together with philosophers and theologians. The report from the meeting is now available
CERN DG meets with Ban Ki-moon
— Following CERN's accession to status of observer to the UN General Assembly, Rolf Heuer met with Ban Ki-moon in New York
