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CMS presents evidence for Higgs decays to fermions

The CMS collaboration have measured the decay of the Higgs boson to pairs of bottom quarks and to pairs of tau leptons

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Experiments
03 December, 2013
Experiments
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03 December, 2013

Science still "self-critical", says Heuer

Responding to an article in the Economist, CERN Director-General Rolf heuer writes that science maintains "a self-critical eye"

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At CERN
03 December, 2013
At CERN
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03 December, 2013

ATLAS sees Higgs boson decay to fermions

The ATLAS experiment at CERN has found evidence for the Higgs boson decaying to two tau particles

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Experiments
27 November, 2013
Experiments
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27 November, 2013

X-ray tests: Night at the collider

When night falls over CERN, a team of X-ray experts go underground to perform tests on the Large Hadron Collider

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Accelerators
25 November, 2013
Accelerators
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25 November, 2013

CERN is most effective on Twitter, says study

A report released today rates CERN as the most effective international organization on Twitter

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At CERN
20 November, 2013

Test magnet reaches 13.5 tesla – a new CERN record

The Short Model Coil working group recently built a niobium-tin magnet with a peak magnetic field of 13.5 tesla – a record for CERN

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Engineering
18 November, 2013
Engineering
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18 November, 2013

Astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell talks 'Women in science'

Watch astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell speak about women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) as part of the CERN diversity programme

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At CERN
15 November, 2013

LHC data to be made public via open access initiative

CMS is taking its first steps in making up to half of its data accessible to the public

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Experiments
15 November, 2013
Experiments
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15 November, 2013

CERN theorist wins $100,000 New Horizons prize

The Fundamental Physics Foundation recognized Russian theorist Slava Rychkov for breathing new life into conformal field theory

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Physics
13 November, 2013

The Large Hadron Collider on tour

Collider, a new exhibition about the LHC, opens in London this week. It will stay for 6 months before a planned international tour

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Accelerators
12 November, 2013
Accelerators
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12 November, 2013