As the carriers of the weak force, the W and Z bosons are central to the Standard Model of particle physics. Though ...

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has discovered 76 new particles so far. In addition to discovering the unique Higgs boson, ...

An optical fibre link to the ALPHA experiment at CERN’s Antimatter Factory will assist in precise measurements of the properties of antihydrogen. (Image: CERN) The Standard Model of particle physics ...

Gauge theories are ubiquitous in fundamental physics with applications ranging from high-energy particle physics over emergent phenomena in condensed matter to quantum information science and ...

On a microscopic scale, our world is governed by quantum physics. Beyond the fundamental questions and 'mysteries' of quantum mechanics, the ability to control this microscopic realm opens up exciting ...

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific ...

Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated ...

Irene, Sofia, Eva, Maria, Asar and Marta share their stories about working at CERN on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. (Image: CERN) On CERN celebrates the ...

At last. With Christmas another 300 days away, the season of the “free” is over. Or is it? Not all software, even if labelled “open source” or “free”, is free of charge. The same is true for photos ...

In December 2024, the CERN Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) and Geneva Airport’s Fire and Rescue Service (Service de Sauvetage et de Lutte contre les Incendies Aéroportuaires – SSLIA) signed a ...

The Chamonix Workshop 2025, held from 27 to 30 January, brought together CERN’s accelerator and experimental communities to reflect on achievements, address challenges and chart a course for the ...

While the year-end technical stop (YETS) is still in full swing in the LHC and progressing as planned, the injector complex is gradually being restarted. A week ago, Linac4, the PS Booster (PSB), the ...