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In the first study of its kind at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the CMS collaboration has tested whether top quarks adhere ...

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Scientists suggest paraparticles, a quasiparticle class, potentially redefining physics by challenging the fermion and boson ...

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CERN As The Root Of Modern Science The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, has been one of the most important facilities in the world for the study of subatomic particles and ...