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ALICE bags about twelve billion heavy-ion collisions

The whopping number of collisions recorded by ALICE during the recent five-week heavy-ion run of the LHC is 40 times greater than the total recorded by the experiment in its previous periods of heavy-ion data taking, from 2010 to 2018

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Experiments
01 December, 2023
Experiments
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01 December, 2023

The CERN community’s ultimate gift guide

Looking for gift ideas? Here are 13 on-site options to find the perfect present

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At CERN
01 December, 2023
At CERN
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01 December, 2023

Celebrating 25 years of service to CERN in 2023

Staff members who marked 25 years of service to CERN in 2023 were invited by the Director-General on 2 November to the traditional ceremony held in their honour

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At CERN
29 November, 2023

Exotic atomic nucleus sheds light on the world of quarks

CERN and the Accelerator Laboratory in Jyväskylä, Finland, have teamed up to weigh in on the understanding of the effects of the weak force on quarks

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Physics
28 November, 2023

CERN energy management: a collective effort

Find out how we can all help to improve CERN’s energy performance

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At CERN
22 November, 2023
At CERN
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22 November, 2023

Computer Security: Your six digits are yours

Sharing your six digits could negatively impact your private life, your work and the overall reputation and operations of the Organization

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Computing
21 November, 2023
Computing
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21 November, 2023

Progress Pride flag lights up the Esplanade des Particules in honour of LGBTQ+ STEM day

For the first time in its history, CERN raises the Progress Pride flag on the main Esplanade, showing solidarity with the worldwide scientific LGBTQ+ community

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At CERN
17 November, 2023

Host State Presidents visit CERN

President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset visited CERN on 16 November

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At CERN
16 November, 2023
At CERN
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16 November, 2023

Thick-skinned: Scientists determine the thickness of neutron “skin” in lead-208 nuclei

This is the first measurement of the neutron skin of lead-208 using exchanges predominantly involving gluons and it can provide insight into the structure of nuclei and neutron stars

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Physics
15 November, 2023

ISOLDE sees shape shifting in gold nuclei

The finding comes a little more than 50 years after the phenomenon was first discovered at the facility in mercury nuclei

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Physics
15 November, 2023
Physics
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15 November, 2023