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CERN70: The dark side of the muon
Francis Farley, a British physicist, joined CERN in 1957. This marked the start of a long and remarkable career in experiments to measure the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon
LHCb observes a new decay mode of the charmed beauty meson
The result has implications for future searches for rare beauty meson decays and for the interpretation of results from the Fermilab g-2 experiment
CERN70: The heart of CERN’s accelerator chain
Günther Plass, former Director of Accelerators at CERN, joined the Magnets group at the Proton Synchrotron (PS) in 1956. Three years later, the machine went into service and became the most powerful accelerator in the world
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
Happy hundredth Herwig!
Find out how CERN is celebrating the 100th birthday of former Director-General Herwig Schopper, and how you can be involved
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
Chamonix: building on success, planning for the future
Highlights from this year’s Chamonix workshop, including the crucial role that the injectors play in shaping future research endeavours
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.
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
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