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ALPHA observes light spectrum of antimatter for first time

In a Nature paper, the ALPHA collaboration reports the first ever measurement on the optical spectrum of an antimatter

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19 December, 2016
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19 December, 2016

Black hole aligns with Sun and CERN telescope

On 18 December 2016 the Sun aligned with the black hole in the centre of the Milky Way, allowing CAST to search for any exotic particles it might emit

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19 December, 2016
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19 December, 2016

ATLAS releases first measurement of W mass using LHC data

ATLAS reports the first measurement of the W boson mass using LHC proton–proton collision data at 7 TeV

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13 December, 2016
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13 December, 2016

Crystal Clear celebrates 25 years

Crystal Clear was founded in 1991 to provide crystal detectors for particle physics – it has since had a wider impact on society

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12 December, 2016
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12 December, 2016

The 4th ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb Career Networking Event

The “ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb Career Networking Event” provided early career researchers with an insight into career opportunities outside academia

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09 December, 2016
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09 December, 2016

CMS Create #2: Big ideas to boost CMS exhibition

After a gruelling two-day workshop, the winning prototype from the CMS Create #2 competition has been chosen

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08 December, 2016
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08 December, 2016

New results from LHCb at the CKM workshop

At the CKM workshop in Mumbai, India, LHCb presented four interesting new results

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05 December, 2016
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05 December, 2016

What do data analysts do all day?

The third installment of the In Practice series examines what fuels experimental physicists to work together and analyse mountains of data

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02 December, 2016
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02 December, 2016

NA64 hunts the mysterious dark photon

NA64 is a new experiment at CERN searching for a particle called the dark photon, which might act as a bridge to the universe’s invisible, dark sector

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25 November, 2016
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25 November, 2016

What ingredients make the best physicists?

In part 2 of our In Practice series, CERN’s experimental physicists explain what personalities and qualities make the best physicists

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23 November, 2016
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23 November, 2016