News from Council
Dear Colleagues, The agendas of this week’s meetings of the Council and its committees were extremely rich and varied, and I would like to share with you some of the highlights. A major focus of...
View ArticleComputer security: transparency for your privacy
The Computer Security TeamThe CERN Computer Security Officer and his team are mandated by the Organization to protect its users, the operations and reputation of CERN against cyber threats. In order to...
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The crown jewel of the HL-LHC magnets
Stefania PandolfiView of the cross-section of a short-model magnet for the High Luminosity LHC quadrupole, with three coils manufactured at CERN and one coil made in the US. (Image: Robert Hradil,...
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Musician Howie Day records love song to physics
Singer Howie Day recorded a parody version of his song ‘Collide’ at CERN. Watch the video below. (Image: Noemi Caraban Gonzalez/CERN)Singer-songwriter Howie Day was sitting in a coffee shop in Denver...
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How to build radon smart sensors based on CERN technology
Jennifer ToesConcept of the RaDoM network. Long-term, real-time radon monitoring for schools, work places & buildings (Image: CERN)The Radon Dose Monitor (RaDoM) project, whose aim is to create a...
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CERN signs agreement with Italian business education partner
Anaïs Rassat for the KT groupTo the right of CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti, John Elkann, Vice Chairman, Agnelli Foundation and Chairman, FCA and Silvia Petocchi, Director of SAFM (Image:...
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An artist’s view of CERN
Antonella Del RossoYou might see Laura Couto Rosado around CERN while she conducts research and builds art as part of her Collide Pro Helvetia prize (Image: Sophia Bennett/CERN)Laura Couto Rosado sees...
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New arrivals
On Thursday 29 June 2017, recently-recruited staff members and fellows participated in a session in the framework of the Induction Programme. (Image: Sophia Elizabeth Bennet/CERN)
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LHC report: full house for the LHC
Rende Steerenberg for the Operations groupThe integrated luminosity as a function of time for the different years of LHC operation. 2016 was a record year and although we did not yet accumulate much...
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LHCb Early-Career Scientist Awards
Patrick Robbe for the LHCb CollaborationFrom left to right: Guy Wilkinson, spokesperson for the LHCb Collaboration, Giulio Dujany, Lucia Grillo, Elena Dall’Occo, Renato Quagliani, Claudio Gotti, and...
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CERN Accelerator School: vacuum for particle accelerators
Barbara StrasserThe CERN Accelerator School course titled “Vacuum for particle accelerators” attracted 80 participants from 27 nationalities.The CERN Accelerator School (CAS), in collaboration with Max...
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FCC week 2017: Diversity fuels progress
Panagiotis CharitosParticipants on the first day of FCC week 2017 (Image: Sophia Bennett/CERN)In June FCC week 2017 was held in Berlin. Jointly organised by CERN, DESY and the German Physics Society...
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KiCad reaches new heights
Iva RaynovaA screenshot showing a layout of an analog-to-digital converter board (Image: Maciej Suminski/CERN)Sharing designs and information around the world is one of CERN’s key philosophies, and one...
View ArticleComputer Security: summer students, hold on a minute
The Computer Security TeamSummer has arrived. And with it, 2017’s summer students. Welcome to CERN! Ahead of you are two months of great lectures, challenging projects, the possibility to expand your...
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Completion of civil-engineering work for Building 311
Anaïs SchaefferOn 30 June, during the ceremony to mark the end of the civil-engineering work for Building 311. (Image: Stephan Russenschuck)On Friday, 30 June, Lluis Miralles, head of the Site...
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Where were you? Your Higgs stories revealed
Corinne Pralavorio and Harriet JarlettOvation in the CERN auditorium at the end of the seminar during which the discovery of the Higgs boson was presented. (Image: Maximilien Brice, Laurent...
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CERN welcomes EUCYS 2016 prize-winner
Jennifer ToesEIROforum prizewinner at EUCYS2016, Vladislav Gadalov, visits CERN in June 2017 (Image: Livia Lapadatescu)As part of the 2016 European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), held in...
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A new acceleration system for the PS Booster
Corinne PralavorioMauro Paoluzzi (left), project leader for the PS Booster’s new radio-frequency system, in front of the first completed radio-frequency cavity. (Image: Maximilien Brice/CERN)The...
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The European Research Council celebrates ten years
The roundtable discussion during the event called « 10 Years of ERC : Aiming for the Stars » organized as part of the celebrations marking the tenth anniversary of the European Research Council*....
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Counting sheep!
Anaïs SchaefferThe CERN sheep tuck into their dish of the day. (Image: Max Brice/CERN)A bucolic atmosphere reigns as 70 sheep and two rams hungrily graze on the land between CERN’s buildings. A few...
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