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Corinne Pralavorio works in the CERN communications group, managing the content section's writing team.
Adjustments to the thousands of pieces of equipment making up the LHC are ongoing before data taking can start for 2017
CERN’s female scientists share their stories for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Particles have circulated in the LHC one last time in 2016 before the winter stop of the accelerators for maintenance
The commissioning of ELENA, a new antiproton deceleration ring, has begun
Discover how experimental physicists build their incredible experiments and massive collaborations
The new cycle path between the Meyrin and Prévessin sites was officially opened on Friday, 14 October
A ceremony was held for the raising of the Romanian flag alongside the flags of CERN’s 21 other Member States
After two months at full throttle, the LHC is taking a short break to allow various studies of its operation
The new linear accelerator, which from 2020 will be the first link in the accelerator chain, has entered a new stage of its commissioning