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09/01/06

Physicists are people too

Physicists are dedicated to their work, but it often bleeds into their home and personal lives.

08/01/06

Alison Lister: My experience as a melting-pot

The compulsion in all of us to search for the truth, to search for the meaning of life and the origin of the world, is the force uniting us on the Compact Muon Solenoid detector experiment –- 2000+

08/01/06

Dennis Overbye: Physics awaits new options as Standard Model idles

Experimental clues have yet to produce a 'tsunami moment' that provides a glimpse beyond the equations of particle physics formulated in the 1970s.

08/01/06

Robert Aymar: Basic science in a competitive world

We are constantly being told that we live in a competitive world in which innovation is the main driver towards growth and prosperity.

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Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

12/09/25

Sarah Charley

In 2023, the ALICE experiment was ready for their best year yet, until a mysterious signal threatened everything. As the LHC wraps up its 2025 lead-ion run, physicists recall how they worked together to solve the puzzle.

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