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October 31, 2023

Sinister experiments and strange phenomena at the Cockcroft Institute

Spooky creatures invaded the Cockcroft Institute. Image credit: Cockcroft Institute Within the haunted halls of the Cockcroft Institute (CI), sinister experiments are underway, delving into the realms of particle accelerators and intense sources of radiation. There are many weird and…
October 27, 2023

CI Pumpkin Carving Spooktacular

Yes, it's that time of year again, when pumpkins shiver with anticipation and carving tools sharpen their teeth. In a fang-tastic afternoon filled with laughter, spooky vibes, and the unmistakable scent of pumpkin guts, a group of fearless members of…
October 16, 2023

CI student wins early-career engineer poster competition

The particle accelerator engineering network held an early-career engineering poster competition during this year’s Particle Accelerator Engineering Network (PAEN) annual meeting. The competition was open to graduate engineers and engineering students either in industry, national laboratories or universities, and open…
September 27, 2023

Breakthrough in understanding gravitational effects on antimatter

In a paper published today in Nature, the ALPHA collaboration at CERN’s Antimatter Factory shows that, within the precision of their experiment, atoms of antihydrogen – a positron orbiting an antiproton – fall to Earth in the same way as their matter equivalents. Aerial view…
September 13, 2023

CI physicists involved in Muon g-2 experiment

An international team of scientists have carried out the most precise measurement ever of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon. The results could point to the existence of yet unobserved particles and flaws in the Standard Model of particle…