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AEgIS experiment paves the way for new set of antimatter studies by laser-cooling positronium

In cooling positronium with laser light for the first time, AEgIS may also have taken the first step towards a matter–antimatter system that emits laser-like gamma-ray light

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Physics
22 February, 2024

CERN’s accelerators gear up for action after the winter maintenance break

A new physics run is about to begin! The first particle beams should reach the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on 11 March

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Accelerators
22 February, 2024
Accelerators
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22 February, 2024

CMS collaboration explores how AI can be used to search for partner particles to the Higgs boson

This search uses computer vision techniques to look for collimated bursts of light, a potential signature of Higgs partner particles

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Physics
21 February, 2024

Hearing the sound of quark–gluon plasma

The CMS collaboration has measured the speed of sound in the quark–gluon plasma more precisely than ever before, offering new insights into this extremely hot state of matter

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Physics
16 February, 2024
Physics
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16 February, 2024

CERN70: A first discovery

Giuseppe Fidecaro was among the small group of physicists who performed the first experiment at CERN to provide results in 1958 that would spread the Laboratory’s name around the world

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At CERN
14 February, 2024
At CERN
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14 February, 2024

CERN Council reviews progress of feasibility study for a next-generation collider

At its half-way mark, a study investigating the feasibility of a 91-kilometre Future Circular Collider to potentially follow the Large Hadron Collider at CERN shows significant progress

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Accelerators
13 February, 2024
Accelerators
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13 February, 2024

Stories from CERN's women in science

CERN celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by shedding light on the variety of career paths for women in STEM.

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At CERN
07 February, 2024
At CERN
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07 February, 2024

CERN70: The Laboratory takes shape

Franco Bonaudi, one of the pioneers of CERN's accelerators, looks back at the Laboratory's early years, during which everything had yet to be invented

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At CERN
01 February, 2024
At CERN
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01 February, 2024

HiLumi News: protecting the components of CERN’s future accelerator

The collimation system of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which protects the accelerator’s components, needs an upgrade to be able to handle the performance of CERN’s future accelerator

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Accelerators
31 January, 2024
Accelerators
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31 January, 2024

CERN celebrates 70 years of scientific discovery and innovation

CERN will turn 70 on 29 September 2024. A rich celebration programme will enable the public to celebrate CERN’s illustrious past and engage with its bright future

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At CERN
25 January, 2024
At CERN
Press release
25 January, 2024