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# CERN

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# Spoof
CERN lab investigating bizarre "human sacrifice" video filmed on site
“CERN does not condone this type of spoof, which can give rise to misunderstandings about the scientific nature of our work.”
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Aug 18th 2016, 3:27 PM
# Pop goes the weasel
One of the most complex machines in the world was stopped by a rogue weasel
The weasel died — and little remains of it.
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Apr 29th 2016, 8:54 PM
Voices
Ireland must join CERN – for our economy and our future
With CERN membership, Ireland’s brightest minds would be able to work on some of the most advanced projects in the world.
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Apr 10th 2015, 6:00 PM
# Guess who's back
After two years, the Large Hadron Collider is back in action
Scientists spent around $150 million on an upgrade on the collider.
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Apr 5th 2015, 7:45 PM
Voices
Opinion: Ireland should be at forefront of modern science – Ireland should join CERN
International project collaboration, such as the pan-EU radio telescope LOFAR, would benefit Irish businesses and tourism, as well as our IT and science graduates.
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Jul 23rd 2014, 7:30 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Are you too reliant on the internet?
Do you get panicked if you can’t check your emails or your exact location?
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Mar 12th 2014, 9:43 AM
Voices
Column: Unlike many of my peers, I was given the amazing opportunity to work at CERN
There is no public scientific institution its equal to CERN – yet young Irish people continue to be excluded from it, writes James Casey.
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Mar 5th 2014, 8:00 AM
Voices
Column: Ireland is excluded from some of the world's most fascinating scientific research
As a non-member of CERN, we are missing out on unique opportunities to collaborate with our European neighbours in cutting-edge work – as well as the revenue opportunities it brings.
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Jan 29th 2014, 7:30 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know as you start your Monday…
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Jan 20th 2014, 8:52 AM
# Innovation
Ireland “risks lagging behind” by not having CERN membership
Sean Kelly MEP said that membership would turn Ireland into a ‘global hub’ for leading innovators.
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Jan 20th 2014, 6:30 AM
# Higgs Boson
Peter Higgs and Francois Enlgert awarded Nobel Prize in Physics
The Higgs boson discovered last year at CERN was predicted by the two men who theorised on the particle which is the building block for all matter.
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Oct 8th 2013, 2:11 PM
Voices
Column: A Universe Veiled in Darkness – dark matter, dark energy and CERN
Scientists estimate that 27 per cent of the known Universe is dark matter and 68 per cent is dark energy… but what are they? Eoin Ó Colgáin discusses upcoming opportunities to learn more about the fascinating work of CERN.
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Sep 28th 2013, 12:00 PM
# www
Where is the world's first ever web page?
Scientists at the organisation that invented the World Wide Web aren’t even sure.
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Jun 15th 2013, 5:30 PM
# blast from the past
World's first ever web page to be brought back to life
CERN is recreating the website that launched the world wide web to mark the 20th anniversary of the Tim Berners-Lee invention.
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May 1st 2013, 6:45 AM
CERN scientists: Yep, we're fairly sure we've found the Higgs boson
“The preliminary results… are magnificent,” one CERN physicist said.
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Mar 14th 2013, 12:06 PM
Voices
Column: Have we lost the ambition that put a man on the moon?
These are financially difficult times – but that doesn’t mean we should abandon the big projects that advance human knowledge, writes Aaron McKenna.
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Sep 1st 2012, 7:45 AM
# celebration
Happy 21st birthday, World Wide Web! You’re now officially a grownup
Now here are some things you should REALLY grow out of.
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Aug 22nd 2012, 12:50 PM
# Science
Major European science forum gets under way in Dublin today
The Euroscience Open Forum runs from today until Sunday at the Convention Centre. It will hear from the likes of Mary Robinson and the director general of the CERN laboratory.
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Jul 11th 2012, 6:15 AM
# In Numbers
Cannabis, beer and T-bills: the week in stats
How high is Europe’s tallest building? And how many cannabis plants were seized by gardaí last year?
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Jul 7th 2012, 7:30 PM
# lost a bet
VIDEO: Why Stephen Hawking was (slightly) unhappy about the Higgs boson
The theoretical physicist had a $100 bet with another scientist that the Higgs would never be found.
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Jul 5th 2012, 10:42 PM
# well done sir
CERN head scientist adds another date to Dublin visit this month
Just as team in Geneva make headway in ‘God particle’ search, their Director General will speak here on the work of the Large Hadron Collider.
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Jul 5th 2012, 1:50 PM
# need to know
The Evening Fix: Wednesday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Jul 4th 2012, 8:03 PM
# God Particle
Higgs boson: CERN scientists say they've found a new particle...
… but is it the particle they were looking for?
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Jul 4th 2012, 9:11 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Jul 4th 2012, 8:34 AM
# Higgs Boson
WATCH: The Higgs boson announcement
The announcement is on its way from CERN….
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Jul 4th 2012, 7:58 AM
# God Particle
So what’s happening with the Higgs boson this morning?
There’s a big scientific announcement coming this morning… and you’re invited to the Science Gallery to watch it.
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Jul 4th 2012, 6:30 AM
# Discovery
US atom-smasher 'strongly' hints at finding Higgs boson
If it’s true it will be one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the past one hundred years.
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Jul 2nd 2012, 10:05 PM
# need to know
The Evening Fix: Saturday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Jun 30th 2012, 8:04 PM
# God Particle
Is CERN about to announce some big news about the Higgs boson?
CERN is to announce its latest results on the search for the ‘god particle’ this week. Could they have found it?
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Jun 30th 2012, 5:10 PM
# Panic over
CERN admits: Einstein was right - neutrinos don't travel faster than light
Yep – it was faulty equipment all along…
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Jun 8th 2012, 9:02 AM
# France
CERN scientist jailed over terrorist plot
Adlene Hicheur has been sentenced to five years by a French court.
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May 4th 2012, 2:40 PM
# CERN
Energy levels at Large Hadron Collider raised 8 trillion electron volts
Scientists at CERN say the incredible new speeds will improve the prospect of scientific breakthroughs.
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Apr 6th 2012, 12:04 PM
# Explainer
Explainer: So what's this Higgs boson thing all about?
Confused by all this talk about the ‘god particle’? Us too. So we’ve put together the best explainer videos IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE to try and er, explain it all…
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Dec 13th 2011, 10:43 PM
# Higgs Boson
No definitive proof but 'intriguing hints' of existence of 'God particle'
Researchers from CERN presented their findings today amid much anticipation within the scientific community.
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Dec 13th 2011, 6:37 PM
# God Particle
CERN scientists set to announce outcome of 'God particle' experiment
Scientists will today announce that they have caught their first glimpse of the ‘Higgs boson’ – changing physics as we know it.
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Dec 13th 2011, 10:40 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Friday
Catch up on the day’s main stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Nov 18th 2011, 7:47 PM
# Physics
Repeat experiments offer same result: CERN's neutrinos still faster than light
CERN’s physicists have ruled out one possible error in their measurements – and still find neutrinos travelling faster than light itself.
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Nov 18th 2011, 4:01 PM
# Theory in Tatters
Was Einstein wrong? CERN’s particles 'travel faster than light'
Neutrinos at CERN in Geneva have been showing faster than the speed of light – leaving the world’s physicists baffled.
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Sep 23rd 2011, 9:15 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know by 9am: Baby boom for Ireland, Palestine launches bid for statehood, and a case of spontaneous combustion in Galway…
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Sep 23rd 2011, 8:32 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
Our collection of the day’s news, developments and random tidbits.
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Apr 26th 2011, 7:49 PM
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