Read article: Ending the great drought Particles and interactions Feature Ending the great drought For more than 20 years, particle theory has left experiment far behind in its wake. Michael Riordan hopes that the Large Hadron Collider will help bring particle physics back to it...
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Particles and interactions Research update LHC loses liquid helium Accelerator faces first major setback since last week's successful "switch on"
Ultrafast science Research update Lasers slim down radiotherapy equipment Accelerating electrons using lasers could save valuable space and time in hospitals
Read article: Mission complete for LHC team Particles and interactions Research update Mission complete for LHC team Proton beams circulate in both directions in two 'golden hours'
Read article: LHC milestone day gets off to fast start Particles and interactions Research update LHC milestone day gets off to fast start CERN switches on seminal collider at 09:30 CET and makes a full circulation of the beam within an hour
Read article: Bubble-fusion researcher loses professorship Soft matter and liquids Research update Bubble-fusion researcher loses professorship Purdue's Rusi Taleyarkhan says penalty is 'unfair and egregious'
Particles and interactions Research update Will first LHC protons be injected within a fortnight? Proton beams will be running round the whole ring by first half of September, says CERN spokesperson
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