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Screenshot of home.cern: CERN and Mistral sign a statement of intent to establish a strategic partnership

CERN and Mistral sign a statement of intent to establish a strategic partnership (home.cern)

308 points by kensai 7 days ago | 57 comments

CERN news article announcing a statement of intent with Mistral AI to partner on advancing AI for science and strengthening Europe's technological capabilities.

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Screenshot of home.cern: All CERN accelerators now on the road to HiLumi

All CERN accelerators now on the road to HiLumi (home.cern)

10 points by ilreb 1 month ago | 1 comments

Screenshot of home.cern: CERN bids farewell to the LHC and enters Long Shutdown 3

CERN bids farewell to the LHC and enters Long Shutdown 3 (home.cern)

298 points by HelloUsername 3 months ago | 94 comments

Screenshot of home.cern: François Englert (1932 – 2026)

François Englert (1932 – 2026)(home.cern)

53 points by toomuchtodo 4 months ago | 3 comments

Screenshot of home.cern: CERN levels up with new superconducting karts

CERN levels up with new superconducting karts (home.cern)

378 points by fnands 6 months ago | 85 comments

CERN news article dated 1 April 2026 announcing superconducting karts to be tested in the LHC tunnel ahead of major works, apparently an April Fools' piece.

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Screenshot of home.cern: CERN to host a new phase of Open Research Europe

CERN to host a new phase of Open Research Europe (home.cern)

235 points by JohnHammersley 7 months ago | 24 comments

Screenshot of home.cern: Heating homes with the largest particle accelerator

Heating homes with the largest particle accelerator (home.cern)

54 points by elashri 8 months ago | 19 comments

Screenshot of home.cern: Breakthrough in antimatter production

Breakthrough in antimatter production (home.cern)

24 points by doener 11 months ago | 38 comments

Screenshot of home.cern: CERN Council reviews feasibility study for a next-generation collider

CERN Council reviews feasibility study for a next-generation collider (home.cern)

42 points by elashri 11 months ago | 9 comments

Screenshot of home.cern: A Century of Quantum Mechanics

A Century of Quantum Mechanics (home.cern)

112 points by bookofjoe 1 year ago | 85 comments

Screenshot of home.cern: Autopsy of an LHC Beam Dump

Autopsy of an LHC Beam Dump (home.cern)

34 points by voxadam 1 year ago | 4 comments

Screenshot of home.cern: ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC

ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC (home.cern)

597 points by miiiiiike 1 year ago | 289 comments

CERN news article reporting that the ALICE experiment observed near-miss lead nucleus collisions at the LHC transforming lead into fleeting quantities of gold nuclei.

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