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The CMS Collaboration has been awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
(image: breakthroughprize.org) “Geneva, 7 April 2025. This weekend, the ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN were honoured with the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. The prize is awarded to the four collaborations, which unite thousands of researchers from more than 70 countries, and...Continue reading→
Finnish journalists visited CERN in December: several newspaper articles have already been published, with more to come.
Here are some links to the newspaper articles related to the visit: (The articles are behind a paywall, but some of them can also be found in the print editions of the newspapers.) Paradoksi: Epäterveellinen saaste viilentää ilmastoa – Nyt tutkitaan, miten kosminen säteily vaikuttaa aerosolien syntyyn Törmäys voi tapahtua 1,8 miljardia kertaa sekunnissa –...Continue reading→
Nature: New particle formation from isoprene under upper-tropospheric conditions
(Synopsis generated by AI and checked by human)A study led by researchers at the University of Helsinki, including members of the Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP), has revealed a new mechanism for atmospheric particle formation, particularly relevant to the upper troposphere over tropical rainforests. The study, published in Nature, focuses on isoprene, an abundant hydrocarbon...Continue reading→