Highlights of the year at CERN, with numerous physics results, new technologies and much more. Whether you’re passionate about science or simply curious, young or not so young, interested in technology or in international cooperation, 2018 had some wonderful surprises in store for you at CERN. From new studies on the Higgs boson to the start-up of antimatter experiments, the inauguration of the Esplanade des Particules and innovative applications for medicine and society, CERN shone in many fiel

22K views · 896 reactions |  Celebrating 30 years of a giant LEP for humankind! On this day thirty years ago, the Large Electron–Positron collider (LEP) saw its first collisions. Designed to study the recently discovered W and Z bosons, and to look for signs of the Higgs boson, it was a remarkable machine in many ways. Find out more: https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/celebrating-30-years-giant-lep-humankind | CERN | Facebook