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China, Japan Prepare to Transform Asia Into Hub of Particle Physics Research

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/11/2018

China has taken an important step towards realising a...

CMS detector. Credit: Laura Gilchrist/Flickr, CC BY-ND

A Mystery Particle That Seems to Threaten Our Understanding of Physical Reality

Roger Barlow 08/11/2018

Scientists at Cern's Large Hadron Collider have seen something...

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CERN Suspends Physicist for Sexism, Acting Sooner Than Other Institutions Have

Vasudevan Mukunth 06/10/2018

Swift action against offenders is almost unheard of, even...

Scientists work on the ALPHA experiment. Credit: CERN/Maximilien Brice

Do Hydrogen Anti-Atoms Dance Like Hydrogen Atoms? Let’s Check With Lasers

Madhusudhan Raman 04/09/2018

The ALPHA collaboration’s experiment paves the way for using...

Clockwork theory will have to face down a host of challenges before it can be declared a definitive success. Credit: gaborfejes/pixabay

New Math Technique Mops up Higgs Boson’s Mass Problem Like Clockwork

Vasudevan Mukunth 31/03/2017

At the Rencontres de Moriond, CERN physicists presented a...

Antimatter Breakthrough Sheds Light on Matter’s Shadowy Twin

Igor Bray 20/12/2016

One of the great mysteries of the universe is...

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Infinite in All Directions: Sugary Histories, Make LHC in India, Getting Help for Pedophiles

Vasudevan Mukunth 28/11/2016

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