The virtuous circle of knowledge and innovation

Join us on 18 April, 19:30 CEST, at CERN Science Gateway for a captivating evening, celebrating CERN’s 70th anniversary and discovering the dynamic relationship between particle physics research and technological innovation.…

The @ATLASExperiment provides first measurement of the W-boson width at the #LHC
The measurement is the most precise yet made by a single experiment.

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Between the 1960s and the mid-1980s, dozens of women worked #AtCERN as “scanners”. Their job consisted in identifying the trajectories of the particles in the images taken inside the bubble chambers.

“Scanning” took place around the clock. The work was done manually, using a…

Tracing particles
#CERN70 – Part 6

#ThrowbackThursday to the 1960s, when the only two techniques for accurately recording the tracks of invisible particles in experimental high-energy physics were the bubble chamber and the spark chamber.

The pictures produced – simple…

CERN pays tribute to Peter Higgs

Peter Higgs’ scientific legacy will extend far beyond the scope of current discoveries. The Higgs boson is linked to some of the most intriguing and crucial outstanding questions in fundamental physics. This still quite mysterious particle…

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Peter Higgs.

An iconic figure in modern science, Higgs postulated the existence of the eponymous Higgs boson in 1964. Its discovery at CERN in 2012 was the crowning achievement of the Standard Model of particle physics –…

“Besides his outstanding contributions to particle physics, Peter was a very special person, an immensely inspiring figure for physicists across the world, a man of rare modesty, a great teacher and someone who explained physics in a very simple and yet profound way. (1/2)

Could #AI discover new fundamental particles on its own?🤔
Researchers from CMS unleashed AI algorithms to scan through their data without human guidance on what they are looking for.
Did they find anything humans had missed? Read more to find out cms.cern/news/can-ai-fi…
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The strength of a neutrino 💪

Recently, the FASER Experiment at CERN measured high-energy neutrino interaction strength.

At the annual RencontresdeMoriond conference, the FASER collaboration presented a measurement of the interaction strength of electron neutrinos (νe) and muon…

Issue 67 of Science in School is out! 🎆

Grow bacteria from ants’ feet, use geometry to estimate the carbon absorbed by a tree, build a linear accelerator model, explore viscoelasticity by experimenting with slime, and much more!

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On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America. The Moon will pass between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.

While we at #CERN are not the experts, we share the excitement over this rare scientific phenomenon.

If you want to know…

Today, the LHC receives the first stable beams of 2024 – a few short weeks after the first #BeamTime of the year and after several weeks of getting the #LHC ready for chapter three of #LHC Run3.

While we appreciate the excitement for the solar eclipse next Monday, CERN’s…

The future of physics ⏳

The March/April issue of the CERN Courier explores the future of particle physics, featuring the proposed future colliders. They all have a rich physics case, rooted in deepening our understanding of the #Higgsboson , the #StandardModel of particle…

#DidYouKnow that CERN is turning 70 in 2024?

This year, we celebrate the Laboratory’s rich past and its bright future with a programme of public events. Many of them will be broadcast live for our communities across the globe.

Which #CERN70 events are you planning to attend?

The dark side of the muon 🎵
#CERN70 – Part 5

#ThrowbackThursday to the 1950s, when the muon was still a complete enigma. Physicists could not yet say with certainty whether it was simply a much heavier electron or whether it belonged to another species of particle.

Francis…

Accelerating the digital health revolution

The same #AI algorithms used to diagnose anomalies in CERN’s accelerator chain have the potential to improve stroke patient care.

As part of the Horizon Europe🇪🇺 programme, CERN and eleven other partners joined forces for the TRUSTroke…

[Press Release] The CMS Experiment CERN at CERN measures a key parameter of the Standard Model

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