CERN Quantum Technology Initiative unveils strategic roadmap shaping CERN’s...
CERN Quantum Technology Initiative unveils strategic roadmap shaping CERN’s role in next quantum revolutionGeneva, 14 October 2021. The CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (CERN QTI) reaches its next...
View ArticleBrazil to become an Associate Member State of CERN
Brazil to become an Associate Member State of CERNOn 3 March 2022, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Brazilian Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Marcos Pontes signed an agreement...
View ArticleThree teams of high-school students from Egypt, France and Spain win the CERN...
Three teams of high-school students from Egypt, France and Spain win the CERN Beamline for Schools competitionGeneva and Hamburg, 29 June 2022. Three teams of high-school students – from the Club de...
View ArticleThe Higgs boson, ten years after its discovery
The Higgs boson, ten years after its discoveryGeneva, 4 July 2022. Ten years ago, on July 4 2012, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) announced the discovery of a new...
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Improved ATLAS result weighs in on the W boson
Improved ATLAS result weighs in on the W bosonGeneva, 23 March 2023. The W boson, a fundamental particle that carries the charged weak force, is the subject of a new precision measurement of its mass...
View ArticleThree teams of secondary school pupils from the Netherlands, Pakistan and the...
Three teams of secondary school pupils from the Netherlands, Pakistan and the USA win the 10th edition of Beamline for SchoolsGeneva and Hamburg, 28 June 2023. In 2023, for the second time in the...
View ArticleALPHA experiment at CERN observes the influence of gravity on antimatter
ALPHA experiment at CERN observes the influence of gravity on antimatterIsaac Newton's historic work on gravity was apparently inspired by watching an apple fall to the ground from a tree. But what...
View ArticleCERN inaugurates Science Gateway, its new outreach centre for science education
CERN inaugurates Science Gateway, its new outreach centre for science educationGeneva, 7 October 2023. Today, CERN inaugurated its new state-of-the-art facility for science education and outreach. In a...
View ArticleCERN celebrates 70 years of scientific discovery and innovation
CERN celebrates 70 years of scientific discovery and innovation Today CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, announced a programme to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2024. This landmark...
View ArticleThe CMS experiment at CERN measures a key parameter of the Standard Model
The CMS experiment at CERN measures a key parameter of the Standard ModelLast week, at the annual Rencontres de Moriondconference, the CMS collaboration presented a measurement of the effective...
View ArticleStudents from Estonia, Japan and the USA win the 11th edition of Beamline for...
Students from Estonia, Japan and the USA win the 11th edition of Beamline for SchoolsGeneva and Hamburg, 25 June 2024. Beamline for Schools (BL4S) is a physics competition run by CERN, the European...
View ArticleCERN welcomes Estonia as its 24th Member State
CERN welcomes Estonia as its 24th Member StateGeneva, 30 August 2024. Today, CERN is welcoming Estonia as its 24th Member State, marking the end of the formal application process that started in 2018...
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CMS experiment at CERN weighs in on the W boson mass
CMS experiment at CERN weighs in on the W boson massThe CMS experiment at CERN is the latest to weigh in on the mass of the W boson – an elementary particle that, along with the Z boson, mediates the...
View ArticleLHC experiments at CERN observe quantum entanglement at the highest energy yet
LHC experiments at CERN observe quantum entanglement at the highest energy yetQuantum entanglement is a fascinating feature of quantum physics – the theory of the very small. If two particles are...
View ArticleNA62 experiment at CERN observes ultra-rare particle decay
NA62 experiment at CERN observes ultra-rare particle decayGeneva, 25 September 2024. At a seminar held at CERN this week, the NA62 collaboration reported the unequivocal confirmation of the ultra-rare...
View ArticleProfessor Costas Fountas elected as next President of the CERN Council
Professor Costas Fountas elected as next President of the CERN Council Last week, the CERN Council elected Professor Costas Fountas as its 25th President, for a period of one year, renewable twice,...
View ArticleBlowing out 70 candles: CERN celebrates seven decades of discoveries and...
Blowing out 70 candles: CERN celebrates seven decades of discoveries and looks ahead to a brilliant future of science and innovationToday, CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, is hosting...
View ArticleParticle physicists chart a course to the future
Particle physicists chart a course to the future Geneva, 11 October 2024. During its two hundred-and-eighteenth session, the CERN Council formally finalised the organisation of the European Strategy...
View ArticleCERN Council selects Mark Thomson as next Director-General, starting in 2026
CERN Council selects Mark Thomson as next Director-General, starting in 2026Today, the CERNCouncil selected British physicist Mark Thomson as the Organization’s next Director-General. The appointment...
View ArticleCLOUD experiment resolves puzzle of new aerosol particles in upper troposphere
CLOUD experiment resolves puzzle of new aerosol particles in upper troposphere In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the CLOUD collaboration at CERN reveals a new source of atmospheric...
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