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LHC Report: imaginative injectors
Pierre Freyermuth for the LHC teamPSB multi-turn injection principle: to vary the parameters during injection with the aim of putting the newly injected beam in a different region of the transverse...
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Once upon a time, there was a superconducting niobium-tin...
Stefania PandolfiA Rutherford cabling machine is used to assembly of the high-performance cables, made from state-of-the-art Nb3Sn conductor, for the LHC High Luminosity upgrade. (Photo: Max...
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CERN tours: more popular than ever
Anaïs SchaefferThe Visits Service received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for the quality of its tours. From left: Marc Tassera, Carole Ledoux, Vanya Guerre, Bernard Pellequer, Dominique...
View ArticleComputer Security: Pokémon GO! Or not?
The Computer Security TeamHave you already joined the hype surrounding the No. 1 iOS and Android app “Pokémon GO” and started hunting for wild virtual Pokémon while walking through the real world? Have...
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A dual tech gem for future neutrino detectors
Stefania PandolfiThe ICARUS detector is another project being completed in the CERN Neutrino Platform framework (Image: Maximilien Brice/ CERN)The activities under way in the framework of the CERN...
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New BBC show follows CERN scientists to ICHEP conference
Harriet JarlettScientists from CERN’s ATLAS experiment gather before the ICHEP conference to discuss their findings (Image: Maximilien Brice/ CERN) The BBC will broadcast a new TV programme this...
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CERN at ESOF 2016
James GilliesA keynote session featuring CERN DG Fabiola Gianotti, EMBL DG, Iain Mattaj, and ESO Director for Science, Rob Ivison, chaired by the BBC's Pallab Ghosh, debated the value of European...
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Cosmic vibes: CERN raves at summer festivals
Connie PotterThe inaugural Physics Pavilion at the 2016 WOMAD festival received over 3600 visitors (Image: CERN)This summer, CERN’s outreach efforts took a step in a completely new direction as the...
View ArticleLHC report: A break from luminosity production
Jan UythovenThe LHC has been in great shape over the last few months, delivering over 20 fb-1 of integrated luminosity before the ICHEP conference in Chicago at the beginning of August. This is not...
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Young scientists gather for workshop on e+e- colliders
Rickard StrömAlessandra Lombardi explaining particle acceleration in Linac4 to participants of the CERN-BINP workshop. (Image: Lucie Linssen/CERN)From 22-25 August 2016 CERN is hosting the CERN-BINP...
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Computer Security: white hats for CERN
Stefan Lueders and Computer Security TeamCERN is under attack. Permanently. Even right now. In particular, the CERN web environment, with its thousands of websites and millions of webpages, is a...
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CERN featured as leader in Global Innovation Index
Anaïs RassatThe Global Innovation Index 2016 (GII) report, highlights CERN’s successful innovation initiatives. (Image: GII)The Global Innovation Index 2016 report is a leading reference on innovation...
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New open source medical imaging tools
Anaïs Rassat for the KT group3D X-ray imaging of a patient’s lungs and thorax. The TIGRE toolbox provides a high resolution image with only 1/30th of the radiation for the patient (Image: Ander...
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Romania's flag raised at CERN
Corinne PralavorioOn Monday, 5 September, the Romanian flag was raised in front of CERN for the first time, marking the country’s accession to Membership of the Organization. The Romanian flag is...
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LHC hit the target!
Enrico Bravin for the LHC teamThe integrated luminosity delivered to ATLAS and CMS reached (and already passed!) 25 fb-1, the target for the whole year! Tuesday, 30 August was just a regular day for...
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Branson brings Virgin Galactic to CERN
Sir Richard Branson and some of Virgin Galactic’s future astronauts enjoy their guided tour of the SM18 building (Image: Sophia Bennett/CERN)Last week CERN was visited by almost seventy participants of...
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African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications
The students of the fourth African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications pose for the traditional conference group picture. Many lecturers flew in from CERN to give lectures and mentor...
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LHCb Early-Career Scientist Awards
Patrick Koppenburg for the LHCb CollaborationFrom left to right: Guy Wilkinson (LHCb spokesperson), Sascha Stahl, Kevin Dungs, Tim Head, Roel Aaij, Conor Fitzpatrick, Claire Prouvé, Patrick Koppenburg...
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ISOLDE physicists win Young Scientist prize
Harriet JarlettThe judges and winners of the IUPAP 2016 prize for Young Scientists prize (Image: INPC2016)Today, at the INPC2016 conference for nuclear physics in Adelaide, Australia, two researchers...
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Computer Security: e-mail is broken and nothing we can do
Stefan Lueders and Computer Security Team Have you ever received an e-mail from a friend or someone you know and been surprised or appalled by its contents? Or, worse, have you have received a response...
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