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Taking the measure of the kilogram

Forget the new diet - you may weigh less in the morning anyway, thanks to an overhaul of the kilogram

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Engineering
07 April, 2012
Engineering
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07 April, 2012

ISOLDE to produce isotopes for medical research

The CERN-MEDICIS project will use waste beams from ISOLDE to produce isotopes that could help in the war on cancer

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Experiments
06 April, 2012

LHC Report: First collisions soon

On 16 March beams in the LHC reached the world-record energy of 4 TeV. Stable-beams mode is planned for 3 weeks from now

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Accelerators
06 April, 2012
Accelerators
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06 April, 2012

LHC physics underway at record collision energy of 8TeV

At 12.38pm CEST this morning, the LHC shift crew declared "stable beams"

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Accelerators
05 April, 2012

COMPASS to point in new directions

Two new phases of the COMPASS experiment will bring a powerful new look at quarks and gluons

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Experiments
03 April, 2012
Experiments
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03 April, 2012

Accelerating Science in Turkey

CERN’s travelling exhibition will be showing at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey, for 4 months

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At CERN
02 April, 2012
At CERN
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02 April, 2012

Helix Nebula: Sun and clouds on the CERN computing horizon

The IT department is participating in Helix Nebula project, a public-private partnership to create a European cloud-computing platform

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Computing
02 April, 2012

CERN HR receives award for online recruitment

Internet-research institute Potentialpark has recognized CERN's HR department for the quality of its online communication

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At CERN
29 March, 2012

Moriond 2012: Conclusions from QCD week

On the final day of Quantum Chromodynamics week at Moriond, speakers emphasized the possibility of new physics with the LHC at 4TeV

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Physics
20 March, 2012
Physics
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20 March, 2012

Trigger happy in Poland: Krakow hosts ISOTDAQ 2012

In February, Krakow hosted the third International School of Trigger and Data Acquisition (ISOTDAQ), which gives students practical TDAQ experience

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Accelerators
20 March, 2012