Positronium Cooled By Laser in a World First

Teams of physicists at CERN and the University of Tokyo have both taken a major step forward towards understanding a flighty, short-lived particle.

The first observation of neutrinos at CERN's Large Hadron Collider

Two large research collaboration have observed these neutrinos for the very first time, using detectors located at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland.

CERN physicists may have found a new and unexpected particle

The new and unknown particle is just over a fifth of the mass of the Higgs boson. There's nothing in any of the current models that predicts this mass. However, It's unlikely to be physics-breaking.

More Than 200 Physicists Denounce Sexist Lecture at CERN

More than 200 physicists and at least 850 academics from other fields have denounced the sexist talk given last week by Italian physicist Alessandro Strumia at a workshop on women in high energy physics held at CERN.

Physicists Achieve Electron-Accelerating Feat at Small Scale

The Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Experiment (AWAKE) at CERN is a new kind of machine that could accelerate electrons over a fraction of the distance needed by other accelerators.

Laser breakthrough has physicists close to cooling down antimatter

For the first time, physicists at CERN have observed a benchmark atomic energy transition in anithydrogen, a major step toward cooling and manipulating the basic form of antimatter.

Large Hadron Collider Accelerated 'Atoms' With Electrons for the First Time

In this case a beam of lead “atoms” traveled through the accelerator with at least one electron attached. The physicists hope to one day use these accelerated atoms in a next-generation experiment.

Higgs Boson Finally Observed at CERN

Large Hadron Collider general-purpose detectors ATLAS and CMS have made complimenting discoveries on the Higgs boson and top quark coupling process.

Experiment Shares New View of Neutrinos

Experiment called OPERA at CERN has released its final round of results, which add further evidence of neutrinos’ strange identity-swapping behavior.

The Large Hadron Collider just detected a new particle

The Large Hadron Collider has once again done what it does best – smash bits of matter together and find new particles in the carnage.

CERN points giant magnet at the Sun to look for dark matter particles

Engineers at CERN took magnets originally designed for the LHC, combined them with X-ray focusing technology originally designed for space, and built a device that could spot axions arriving here from the Sun.

Greek teachers learn ABCs of particle physics at CERN

CERN’s CMS Experiment has organized a new pilot training program, titled “Playing with Protons,” which allows teachers to get acquainted with the basics of particle physics and subsequently transfer their experiences and knowledge to their pupils.

CERN Physicists Observe Three New Tetraquark Particles

Physicists on CERN's LHCb collaboration say they've observed three new exotic particles - X(4274), X(4500) and X(4700) - and also confirmed the existence of a fourth one, X(4140).

Physicists build ultra-powerful accelerator magnet

  • 8 Apr 2016

The next generation of cutting-edge accelerator magnets is no longer just an idea. Recent tests revealed that the United States and CERN have successfully co-created a prototype superconducting accelerator magnet that is much more powerful than those currently inside the Large Hadron Collider.

The universe's primordial soup flowing at CERN

Researchers have recreated the universe's primordial soup in miniature format by colliding lead atoms with extremely high energy in the 27 km long particle accelerator, the LHC at CERN in Geneva.