Therapeutic use of radioactive isotopes
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 23 Jan 2013. Last updated 23 Jan 2013, 12.45.A study published in collaboration with ISOLDE-CERN confirms that certain terbium isotopes are effective in diagnosing and...
View ArticleWorking in Switzerland? Register for FameLab
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 5 Feb 2013. Last updated 13 Feb 2013, 12.50.Register now to give an exciting scientific talk and you could be the new face of Science in Switzerland
View ArticleLS1: Exciting times ahead
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 8 Feb 2013. Last updated 8 Feb 2013, 12.54.As the first and last proton-lead run of 2013 draws to a close, the maintenance programme of the LHC's first long shutdown (LS1)...
View ArticleThe sounds of CERN
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 13 Feb 2013. Last updated 13 Feb 2013, 10.21.Sound artist Bill Fontana recorded his first soundscapes at CERN on a 4-day induction visit preceding his residency
View ArticleKnowledge Transfer Fund to support six new projects
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 15 Feb 2013. Last updated 18 Feb 2013, 11.50.From photonic crystals to fibre-optic sensors, the KT Fund is supporting new initiatives to disseminate technology to society
View ArticleProtons on ions brings new physics to LHCb
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 19 Feb 2013. Last updated 19 Feb 2013, 10.56.The Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment took proton-ion data for the first time last month
View ArticleHangout with CERN: Lights, web-cam, action!
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 21 Feb 2013. Last updated 21 Feb 2013, 15.42.Each week CERN people answer questions live on YouTube in Hangout with CERN. Give feedback for the chance to win tickets to see...
View ArticleEnhanced personal protection at the PS
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 25 Feb 2013. Last updated 25 Feb 2013, 10.26.A new safety system will bring the standard of personnel radiation protection at the PS into line with that of the LHC
View ArticleNew results from searches for new physics at CMS
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 27 Feb 2013. Last updated 27 Feb 2013, 11.58.Maurizio Pierini of the CMS collaboration focuses on recently completed searches. Watch the webcast
View ArticleCERN, life science and the origins of life
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 27 Feb 2013. Last updated 27 Feb 2013, 11.57.In COOL EDGE 2013, biologists, medical doctors and life scientists are looking to CERN as a model for international scientific...
View ArticleSetting the bar high: CERN web launches official toolbar
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 28 Feb 2013. Last updated 28 Feb 2013, 10.03.The CERN toolbar is a branding element for CERN websites, a 'Sign in' button, a link to the directory, and a link back home
View ArticleNew PXI card calibration service
Posted by Silvia Tomanin on 8 Mar 2013. Last updated 8 Mar 2013, 15.46.A new service has launched to calibrate PXI cards used to enhance the performance of measurement and automation systems
View ArticleThe Standard Model, set in stone
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 11 Mar 2013. Last updated 11 Mar 2013, 13.38.A standing stone outside the CERN Control Centre neatly sums up our understanding of the universe
View ArticleEngineering prize webcast
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 18 Mar 2013. Last updated 18 Mar 2013, 12.17.Watch the webcast of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering at 1pm GMT
View ArticleConsolidating LHC splices
Posted by Cian O'Luanaigh on 19 Mar 2013. Last updated 19 Mar 2013, 10.13.Watch Jean-Phillipe Tock of the Technology department explain how CERN technicians are upgrading interconnections on the LHC
View ArticleFilmmaker wins second Collide @ CERN-Geneva prize
Ariane KoekCERN and the City and the Canton of Geneva awarded the second Collide @ CERN-Geneva prize to the 47 year-old filmmaker Jan Peters, for his proposal to explore the world of CERN from a highly...
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Edinburgh Medal honours Higgs and CERN
Marina GiampietroCERN Director-General Rolf Heuer accepts an Edinburgh Medal on behalf of CERN at a ceremony on Saturday. Also honoured was Peter Higgs (right) (Image: Joshua Smythe)In a ceremony on 24...
View ArticleAMS to present latest results
In a seminar at CERN today at 5pm CET, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) collaboration will announce the publication of its first physics results.Watch a live webcast of the seminar here.The AMS...
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Move and eat better: Get in race-ready shape
The 2012 CERN relay race (Image: Maximilen Brice/CERN)The relay race organised by the CERN running club is a key annual fixture on site. Seeing the sweaty, sinewy hordes of colleagues pounding the...
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MapCERN now available for iPad
Cian O'LuanaighScreenshots of the MapCERN app on iPhone (Image: MapCERN)A new version of the MapCERN application is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.MapCERN is a navigation tool for CERN...
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