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LHC Report: focus on luminosity
Reyes Alemany FernandezThe image above shows the last twenty four hours of fill #4947 in the machine. The LHC operations team kept the beams of this fill in the machine for a record 35 and a half...
View ArticleNew gate for pedestrians and bikes on Prévessin site
On Wednesday 1 June the SMB Department announced the opening of a new pedestrian and bike automated gate on the Prevessin site, near the "Déchetterie" of Saint-Genis-Pouilly, on the road “Chemin du...
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Come and play with HEAL in Microcosm!
Stefania PandolfiHEAL is a new interactive game currently under evaluation at Microcosm to inform visitors about hadron therapy, one aspect of the CERN-related contributions to the medical field....
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Baby falcon rescued on CERN site
Harriet JarlettThe falcon chick was found in a car park (Image: Sophia Bennett/CERN)This baby falcon was found on Tuesday, 7 June near a car parked in the Building 40 carpark. Connie Potter, who first...
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Horses help to maintain CERN's forests
François BriardThe CERN site covers 625 hectares, of which around 200 are fenced sites used for CERN’s research activities. The rest of the land consists of fields rented out to farmers and about 90...
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High Energy Sailors
The High Energy Ladies, the CERN Yachting Club’s ladies’ team, were the first all-female team to complete the Geneva-Rolle-Geneva race on 4-5 June.
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Computer Security: drive-bye!
Stefan Lueders and Computer Security Team As some of you might have noticed, the Computer Security Team had to block the news site “20min.ch” a while ago, as it was found to be distributing malware....
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CERN's IT Consultancy Team: a new IT project support service
Ignacio RegueroThe CERN's IT Consultancy TeamThe newly created IT Consultancy Team provides advice on IT matters to communities at CERN starting new projects or reviewing the computing activities of...
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LHC Report: staying cool despite record highs
Jorg WenningerLHC integrated luminosity in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016It’s been a record-breaking period for the LHC. On the evening of Wednesday, 1 June, the maximum number of bunches achievable with...
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Six new projects will bridge gap between CERN and society
Anaïs RassatComputer racks at the CERN Data Centre, the heart of CERN’s entire scientific, administrative, and computing infrastructure.CERN has awarded funding to six new projects with the aim to...
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Double victory for CERN at the "Tour du canton de Genève"
CERN Running ClubThe team “Entreprise femmes” with, from left to right, Lucie Baudin, Joanna Stanyard, Maïté Barroso-Lopez, Ana Garcia-Tabares and Elisa Garcia-Tabares (Claire Hauw, also member of the...
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Computer Security: DNS to the rescue!
Stefan Lueders and Computer Security Team Incidents involving so-called “drive-by” infections and “ransomware” are on the rise. Whilst an up-to-date and fully patched operating system is essential;...
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CERN Accelerator School at DESY
CERN Accelerator SchoolThe CERN Accelerator School (CAS) and DESY held a jointly-organised specialised course on Free-Electron Lasers and Energy Recovery Linacs (FELs and ERLs) in Hamburg, Germany,...
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New arrivals
On Wednesday, 22 June 2016, recently-recruited staff members and fellows participated in a session in the framework of the Induction Programme. (Image: Max Brice/CERN)
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Les pompiers du CERN se perfectionnent
Anaïs SchaefferLes quinze élèves ayant suivi la formation PHTLS au CERN, avec l'équipe d'instructeurs. (Image: Max Brice/CERN)Les 23 et 24 mai derniers, le Service de Secours et du Feu (SSF) du CERN a...
View ArticleNews from HR: a word from Anne-Sylvie Catherin
Anne-Sylvie CatherinAt the end of July, I will be leaving CERN on a special leave of absence to take up a new position at the European Central Bank. This is a new chapter in my career, in a new context...
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Vacuum chambers full of ideas for the Swedish synchrotron
Corinne PralavorioA section of the new 3 GeV MAXIV synchrotron at the time of installation. In the centre of the magnets you can see the vacuum chamber developed in collaboration with CERN. (Photo:...
View ArticleLHC Report: highs and wet lows
Enrico Bravin and Stefano RedaelliIn the two weeks that followed the first technical stop (7-9 June), the LHC has demonstrated once again an outstanding performance. Thanks to the excellent...
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New wings give ICARUS flight for second neutrino hunt
Stefania PandolfiOne of the ICARUS time projection chambers being refurbished at CERN in a clean room. (Image: Max Brice/CERN)It’s a big shining box, 4 metres high, 20 metres long: this magnificent...
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You’re a Summer Student? Some tips to get you started
Stefan Lueders and Computer Security Team Welcome to CERN. For the next couple of weeks, you will be able to breathe in the free academic world of CERN. You will have the chance to learn thanks to...
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