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From enshittocene to virome, science and technology’s words of 2024
Strembryo Until recently, scientists studying the earliest moments of human development relied on embryos donated by people undergoing…
Pioneering the next frontier in particle physics
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory is set to revolutionise our understanding of atomic nuclei…
How neutrino physics is unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Neutrino physics has emerged as one of the most promising fields in the quest to unravel the mysteries…
We may be about to solve the greatest riddle of electromagnetism
Most of us don’t think much about electric charge, apart from in those annoying moments when our phones…
CERN’s EPA project is redefining performance and sustainability
The Innovation Platform spoke with Verena Kain, Project Leader of the Efficient Particle Accelerator (EPA) project at CERN,…
Exploring the neutrino universe with the Kilometre Cube Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT)
Dr Paschal Coyle from the Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille introduces the KM3NeT – a large…
Why build a muon collider: a three minute guide
Nature, Published online: 27 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03883-4 Colliding muons could lead to new discoveries – and for a…
H.E.S.S. collaboration detects the most energetic cosmic rays ever
H.E.S.S. collaboration scientists have obtained new information about the origin of cosmic rays, which is currently a little-known…
Antimatter to be transported outside a lab for first time — in a van
Two teams of CERN physicists are racing to perform an extraordinary feat: transporting antimatter for the first time.…
ATLAS Collaboration unveils secrets of the Higgs Boson
The Innovation Platform spoke with CERN’s Katharine Leney to discuss the ATLAS Collaboration’s latest findings and their implications…