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Peter Higgs, Nobel Prize winner and “father” of the famous boson, has died
He gained fame for winning the Nobel Prize in 2013 for his work on the “Higgs boson,” an elementary particle considered the keystone of the fundamental structure of matter. British…
Research center: Cern is planning a new XXL particle accelerator – despite criticism of massive costs
The CERN research center operates the largest machine in the world in Geneva: the Large Hadron Collider. But in the future, a much larger particle accelerator will help provide new…
Particle accelerator in Switzerland: Is the FCC the new super machine of physics? – Knowledge
Physicists have long dreamed of a giant particle accelerator in Switzerland, the FCC. Now the plans are becoming more concrete. But nobody knows what such a device could discover –…
Particle research: Is this the new supermachine in physics?
Physicists have long dreamed of a giant particle accelerator in Switzerland, the FCC. Now the plans are becoming more concrete. But nobody knows what such a device could discover –…
Emmanuel Macron begins a state visit this Wednesday, a rare trip for a French president
This is a rather rare trip for a French president. Emmanuel Macron begins a state visit to Switzerland this Wednesday, a signal of a warming between the two countries with…
CERN: Like a spaceship: “Gateway to science” in Geneva
CERN Like a spaceship: “Gateway to Science” in Geneva The Science Gateway was designed by the Italian star architect Renzo Piano. photo © Salvatore Di Nolfi/KEYSTONE/dpa The European Organization for…
CERN: Like a floating spaceship: “Gateway to science” in Geneva
CERN Like a floating spaceship: “Gateway to Science” in Geneva Swiss Federal President Alain Berset (2nd from right) and Antonio Hodgers, President of the Geneva State Council, test the Science…
Antimatter behaves in gravity the same way matter does – knowledge
People often have an unpleasant experience with gravity even in infancy: when their first attempts to walk end in a flop. We know from experience that gravity is always attractive,…
CERN goes into hibernation earlier – Knowledge
The energy crisis does not stop at cutting-edge research either: On November 28, according to the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the various particle accelerators at CERN are to take…
Cern announces restart of the particle accelerator LHC – knowledge
On Friday, after a three-year maintenance phase, the first proton beams were again put into circulation by the particle accelerator at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) in Geneva.…