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Higgs boson detected at London Paralympics

The particle was the star of Enlightenment - a science-themed ceremony featuring Stephen Hawking and Ian McKellen

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Physics
30 August, 2012

Testing begins for CERN's future linear accelerator

Linear accelerator 4 will deliver particles to the Proton-Synchrotron Booster at more than triple the energy the current linac achieves

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Accelerators
29 August, 2012
Accelerators
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29 August, 2012

Testing begins on Linear accelerator 4

Linac 4 has begun testing its RFQ module. This is the first stage of testing for the Linac 2 successor

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Engineering
29 August, 2012
Engineering
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29 August, 2012

CAS Accelerator Physics (Ion Sources) in Slovakia

The CERN Accelerator School (CAS) and the Slovak University of Technology jointly organized a course on ion sources in Senec, Slovakia

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At CERN
27 August, 2012

LHC Report: Timeout is over!

A 10% decrease in the LHC's peak luminosity can be explained by changing bunch intensities. Jan Uythoven reports

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Accelerators
27 August, 2012
Accelerators
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27 August, 2012

Next-generation magnets: Small, but powerful

A CERN-Fermilab team has developed a new magnet that will be a valuable asset to the HL-LHC, the next step of for LHC machine

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Engineering
27 August, 2012
Engineering
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27 August, 2012

Magnets for the High Luminosity LHC: Small but powerful

A CERN-Fermilab team has developed a new magnet that will be a valuable asset to the HL-LHC, the next step of for LHC machine

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Engineering
27 August, 2012

Warmer amps for the LHC

CERN is working together with an Italian company to develop superconducting cables that can function at temperatures of up to 25 K (-248°C)

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Engineering
27 August, 2012
Engineering
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27 August, 2012

Bringing physics training to Africa

The African School of Physics was held in Ghana this summer, where lecturers from CERN shared their expertise with 50 motivated students

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At CERN
21 August, 2012
At CERN
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21 August, 2012

Bringing physics training to Africa

The African School of Physics was held in Ghana this summer, where lecturers from CERN shared their expertise with 50 motivated students

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At CERN
21 August, 2012
At CERN
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21 August, 2012