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Detection of Gravitational Waves

The announcement by LIGO and VIRGO collaborations of direct detection of gravitational waves confirms one of Einstein's major predictions

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10 February, 2016
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10 February, 2016

ALPHA experiment shows antihydrogen charge is neutral

ALPHA shows the most accurate measurement yet of the electric charge of antihydrogen atoms in a new Nature paper

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Physics
21 January, 2016

A new energy frontier for heavy ions

This week’s heavy-ion run at the LHC breaks a symbolic barrier, says CERN accelerator physicist John Jowett

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Physics
24 November, 2015
Physics
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24 November, 2015

Neutrinos: after the Nobel Prize, the hunt continues

The 2015 Nobel Prize for physics rewards the long quest for understanding of the elusive neutrino

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Physics
06 October, 2015

Breaking the Rules

This week it's the turn of heavy-ion physics to take the spotlight

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Physics
05 October, 2015
Physics
Opinion
05 October, 2015

Antihydrogen at CERN: 20 years and going strong

In September 1995 physicists at CERN synthesised the first antihydrogen atoms, paving the way for today’s growing antimatter research

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Physics
24 September, 2015

CAST explores the dark side of the universe

The astroparticle experiment tracks the Sun morning and evening to search for particles of dark matter and dark energy

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Physics
18 September, 2015
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18 September, 2015

BASE compares protons to antiprotons with high precision

In a paper published today in Nature, BASE reports the most precise comparison of the charge-to-mass ratio of the proton to the antiproton

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Physics
12 August, 2015

NOvA sees its first oscillating neutrinos

A new Fermilab experiment sees neutrinos oscillating over an 800 km baseline

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Physics
10 August, 2015
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10 August, 2015

First results from cosmic-ray detector designed by students

The Langton Ultimate Cosmic-ray Intensity Detector used CERN Medipix particle detectors to collect data from space

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Physics
20 July, 2015