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European particle physics refreshes long-term strategy

Some 500 particle physicists meeting in Krakow, Poland, this week debated the long-term future of their field at the CERN Council Open Symposium

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At CERN
12 September, 2012

ATLAS and CMS publish observations of a new particle

The collaborations published the latest in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson in the journal <em>Physics Letters B</em>

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Experiments
10 September, 2012
Experiments
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10 September, 2012

How to protect yourself from the latest JAVA bug

Computer security advice from CERN's head of computer security Stefan Lüders

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At CERN
05 September, 2012

Higgs boson detected at London Paralympics

The particle was the star of Enlightenment - a science-themed ceremony featuring Stephen Hawking and Ian McKellen

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Physics
30 August, 2012

Testing begins for CERN's future linear accelerator

Linear accelerator 4 will deliver particles to the Proton-Synchrotron Booster at more than triple the energy the current linac achieves

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Accelerators
29 August, 2012
Accelerators
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29 August, 2012

Next-generation magnets: Small, but powerful

A CERN-Fermilab team has developed a new magnet that will be a valuable asset to the HL-LHC, the next step of for LHC machine

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Engineering
27 August, 2012
Engineering
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27 August, 2012

Cosmic rays discovered 100 years ago

Today marks 100 years since Victor Hess made last of series of balloon flights leading to the discovery of cosmic rays

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Physics
07 August, 2012
Physics
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07 August, 2012

CERN Tweetup reaches over one million followers

Five winners of a competition announced on Twitter reached the vast audience during CERN's first ever Tweetup

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At CERN
03 August, 2012

Timepix detectors track cosmic radiation on the ISS

On 31 July, an unmanned Russian Progress spacecraft was launched from Kazakhstan, carrying five Timepix detectors to the ISS

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Knowledge sharing
02 August, 2012
Knowledge sharing
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02 August, 2012

ATLAS and CMS submit Higgs-search papers

The ATLAS and CMS collaborations today submitted papers to the journal Physics Letters B outlining the latest on their searches for the Higgs boson

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Experiments
01 August, 2012
Experiments
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01 August, 2012