At the beginning of December CERN had received 154 superconducting dipole magnets - enough to complete the first octant of the LHC. Only seven more octants to go! >>

Eighteen feet made of stainless steel will support the barrel ATLAS detector in the cavern at Point 1. >>

Events, activities and celebrations are being organised in all the Member States as CERN prepares for its fiftieth anniversary next year. >>

"CERN stands as the demonstration of the great results that science can achieve [...] when it succeeds in getting all the main players in international scientific cooperation involved," stated the President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, in front of an overcrowded and enthusiastic Main Auditorium. >>