The European Organization for Nuclear Research (French: Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire Italian: Organizzazione Europea per la Ricerca Nucleare), known as CERN or Cern is an international organization whose purpose is to operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory. Established in 1954, the organization is based in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border, and has 20 European member states.
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Here’s why the universe has more matter than antimatter
It’s one of the greatest puzzles in physics. All the particles that make up the matter around us, such electrons and protons, ...
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Physicist claims men are inherently better suited for a career in physics than women in published paper
The 'Quantitative Science Studies’ journal controversially published a paper that claims men are better suited for a career ...
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CERN particle physicist James Beacham live interview at TNW2019 – tune in now!
We're coming to you live from day two of TNW2019, our flagship conference in Amsterdam. James Beacham, particle physicist ...
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CERN’s new study brings us closer to understanding antimatter and why we exist
Why do we exist? This is arguably the most profound question there is and one that may seem completely outside the scope ...
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Why you should care about CERN’s new and BIGGER particle collider
After four years of research, a new conceptual design report for CERN's 100 km-long Future Circular Collider (FCC) has been ...
