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ICARUS cryostat and detector finally reunited
Stefania PandolfiOn 12 October, the ICARUS cryostat was extracted from Building 156 and brought to the front of Building 185, where the ICARUS detector is. Next, the detector will be inserted into it,...
View ArticleComputer Security: Do we need more software liability?
The Computer Security TeamThe CERN Computer Security Team and our colleagues, as well as external students participating in the CERN WhiteHat Challenge and friendly peers around the world, repeatedly...
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ATLAS awards outstanding achievement from Run 2
Katarina AnthonyKatsuo Tokushuku (Collaboration Board Chairperson), Karolos Potamianos, Dave Charlton (ATLAS Spokesperson), Kerstin Lantzsch, Yosuke Takubo, Stephen Haywood (Chairperson of the...
View ArticleATLAS and CMS physicists awarded 2017 Panofsky Prize
Anaïs SchaefferOn Tuesday, 11 October 2016, the American Physical Society (APS) announced the award of the 2017 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics to Michel Della Negra (Imperial...
View ArticleCERN modernises its recruitment process
Anaïs SchaefferThe Human Resources (HR) department is in the process of implementing a new tool that will improve the way in which CERN recruits students, fellows, staff and associates. Modern,...
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CAS Introduction to Accelerator Physics in Budapest, Hungary
Participants to the CERN Accelerator School (CAS) held in in Budapest, Hungary from 2-14 October 2016.The CERN Accelerator School (CAS) and the Wigner Research Centre for Physics in Budapest jointly...
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THE Port makes innovation fly high
Stefania Imperia for THE PortSix weeks of preparation followed by a 60-hour hackathon to design and build working prototypes addressing concrete humanitarian problems: this is the challenge that eight...
View ArticleLHC Report: end of 2016 proton-proton operation
LHC TeamOn 26 October, the 2016 proton-proton physics came to an end. The final integrated luminosity totals averaged around 40 fb-1 in ATLAS and CMS (whereas the target for the whole year was 25...
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CERN develops cryogenic safety tool
Some 120 experts attended CERN’s Cryogenic Safety Seminar last month. (Image: M. Brice/CERN)As the home of the world’s largest cryogenic machine, the LHC, CERN is a world leader in cryogenic safety,...
View ArticleComputer Security: Open door, open screen, open life...
The Computer Security TeamHow entangled is our physical life today with the digital world? Personal mail and documents, private social media postings, family photos and videos, your favourite music and...
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TEDxCERN fourth edition – it’s a wrap!
Kathryn PorteousDennis Lo during his presentation on medical testing. (Image: TEDxCERN)On 5 November, twelve fearless speakers explored the theme of ‘Ripples of Curiosity’ during the 4th annual...
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LHC Report: proton-lead physics begins at LHC
John Jowett for the LHC and injector teamsOne of the first proton-lead events at 5.02 TeV as seen by ALICE in November 2016.As in most years, the last month of LHC running in 2016 is devoted to...
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Linac 4 reached its energy goal
On 25 October 2016, Linac 4 reached its design energy of 160 MeV through putting successfully into operation the 12 Pi-Mode Structures (PIMS) (Image: Federica Piccinni).CERN’s new linear accelerator...
View ArticleComputer Security: DirtyCow BBQ - Well done, CERN!
The Computer Security TeamI had a big smile on my face on the evening of Friday, 21 October 2016, when I saw how quickly the CERN IT department, the LHC experiments, teams in the accelerator sector and...
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President of the Republic of Poland visits CERN
Stefania PandolfiThe President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, handing CERN Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti, a book about Marie Skłodowska Curie, Polish and naturalized-French physicist and...
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NA64 hunts the mysterious dark photon
Stefania PandolfiAn overview of the NA64 experimental set-up at CERN. NA64 hunts down dark photons, hypothetic dark matter particles. (Image: Maximilien Brice/CERN)One of the biggest puzzles in physics...
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How the LHC could help us peek inside the human brain
Anaïs RassatThe LHC has been key in driving development of superconducting magnets– one of the most influential technologies to come out of accelerator research and development.These magnets are needed...
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LHC Report: the role of the injectors
Django Manglunki for the injector teamFor its last four running weeks of the year the LHC is colliding protons (p) with lead ions (Pb). This not only presents a challenge for the collider itself, but...
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A new ring to slow down antimatter
Corinne PralavorioThe members of the ELENA project stand in front of the new decelerating ring (Image: Sophia Bennett/CERN)With a circumference of just 30 metres, it looks a bit like a miniature...
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CMS Create #2: Big ideas to boost CMS exhibition
CMS CreateMembers of the CMS Create #2 team with their winning exhibit, a pinball machine (Image: CMS Create/CERN)After a gruelling two-day workshop, the winning prototype from the CMS Create #2...
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