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Scientists at CERN just pulled off something humanity has never done before: successfully transporting antimatter from one lab to another. The historic 30-minute journey could open the door for antimatter research worldwide.
Scientists at CERN have discovered a new particle four times heavier than a proton, opening fresh insights into how the universe works. The breakthrough marks the first discovery since major upgrades to the world's most powerful particle collider.
Scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider just found a particle that solves a puzzle from 2002, proving upgrades to the world's most powerful atom smasher are paying off. The discovery shows we can now detect particles that live for just a fraction of a trillionth of a second.
The world's most powerful particle accelerator just got a second job: keeping thousands of homes warm. CERN is redirecting waste heat from its massive collider to heat an entire French neighborhood instead of releasing it into the air.
Physicists at CERN have discovered a heavy cousin of the proton, ending two decades of scientific debate. The breakthrough confirms what scientists predicted and opens doors for even more discoveries.
After years of mysterious beam failures, physicists at CERN finally tracked down the invisible force disrupting experiments in their massive particle accelerator. The breakthrough could revolutionize fusion energy and future scientific discoveries.
Researchers analyzing 650 billion particle decays at CERN's Large Hadron Collider discovered behavior that defies our current understanding of physics. This breakthrough could unlock mysteries like dark matter and reshape science for generations.
Scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider just discovered their 80th particle, a groundbreaking baryon that could unlock secrets about the forces holding all matter together. The discovery came after major detector upgrades completed in 2023.
Physicists at Cern's Large Hadron Collider discovered a proton four times heavier than normal, offering new insights into the forces holding atoms together. The breakthrough came after just one year with upgraded detectors that previously couldn't spot the particle in a decade of searching.
Scientists at CERN just figured out how to recreate the universe's first moments using much smaller atomic collisions than ever before. This breakthrough helps us understand how everything around us came to exist.
Scientists at CERN have discovered a new subatomic particle four times heavier than a proton, ending a 20-year mystery. UK researchers led the breakthrough using an upgraded detector that makes once-impossible measurements routine.
The team behind the world's largest particle accelerator just released thousands of electronics components for free. Circuit designers worldwide can now access the same professional parts library used by Europe's top physics research facility.
The world's leading particle physics laboratory houses a bronze statue of Lord Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer. Scientists say the ancient Hindu imagery perfectly captures the rhythm of quantum physics.
Six high school students from across India cold-emailed an MIT physics grad student for help. Now they're conducting particle physics research that could advance one of the world's largest neutrino experiments.
British researchers just spotted a particle four times heavier than a proton, cracking a mystery that's stumped physicists for over 20 years. The breakthrough proves that a decade of patient upgrades to the world's most powerful particle detector was worth every moment.
All four major experiments at the Large Hadron Collider have detected signs of the primordial matter that filled the universe microseconds after the Big Bang. Using surprisingly light particles, physicists are unlocking secrets about how our universe began.
A historic British landmark just got the protection it deserves. Donors from 20 countries helped raise over £2 million to protect the land surrounding Dorset's ancient Cerne Abbas Giant.
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In a world first, physicists at CERN successfully transported antimatter in a truck for 30 minutes, opening the door to studying the universe's rarest substance at labs worldwide. The achievement could help solve one of physics' greatest mysteries: why our universe exists at all.
CERN researchers successfully moved 92 antiprotons in a specially designed magnetic bottle on a 30-minute truck journey, making history as the first-ever antimatter transport. The breakthrough could unlock new ways to study the universe's deepest mysteries in quieter lab environments.
Mexico will build a major particle detector for CERN's Large Hadron Collider, marking the first time a Mexican scientist will lead a strategic subsystem for the world-renowned physics facility. The device will help scientists understand the universe's first moments after the Big Bang. #
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