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New particle discovered at the LHC

July 15, 2015
Physicists at CERN have discovered a new class of particles known as pentaquarks. A research team at the LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider examined the decay of a...

LHC smashes protons together once again

April 2, 2015
After a delay, the second run of the Large Hadron Collider – the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator – is due to start over this holiday weekend. Following a...

New particles found as CERN make data publicly available

November 28, 2014
CERN has announced that the LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has found two new particles in the baryon family. The organisation – celebrating its 60th anniversary –...

Did gravity save the universe after the Big Bang?

November 27, 2014
The universe did not collapse immediately after the Big Bang and a team of European physicists might be able to explain why. Studies of the Higgs particle have suggested that...

First female Director General for CERN

November 4, 2014
CERN have appointed Italian physicist Dr Fabiola Gianotti as their next Director General, the first female to fill the position. Gianotti was leader of the ATLAS equipment collaboration between March...

Happy Birthday CERN!

September 29, 2014
Today marks 60 years since the 12 founding member states ratified the CERN convention and the European Organization for Nuclear Research was born.The world's largest particle physics laboratory is celebrating...

Love in the air at CERN

February 14, 2014
As CERN celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, a pair of Italian physicists whose lives have been intertwined with the organisation’s history will be celebrating their 59th wedding anniversary.  Maria...

It’s going pear-shaped for atomic nuclei

June 5, 2013
According to the Standard Model, we shouldn’t even exist – but an international team of physicists have discovered that the reason we do may be due to pear-shaped nuclei.The discovery,...

Coupling single atoms to form quantum states

May 30, 2013
Scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnology have coupled single atoms to form quantum states by introducing individual silicon atom ‘defects’ using a scanning tunneling microscope.The study, which is published...

Interview with CERN Director General Professor Rolf Heuer

December 5, 2012
We caught up with CERN Director General Professor Rolf Heuer at the STEMNET Awards at the House of Lords. He gave us an insight into what goes on at CERN...

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