Computer Security: Enter the next level: Doxware
The Computer Security TeamDo you recall “WannaCry”, the nasty malware of early 2017 that tried to infect your computer and encrypt all its contents? It was unfortunate for those whose device got...
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Tackling humanitarian challenges at CERN
Bertrand MichelsThe participants in this year’s THE Port Hackathon spent 60 hours at CERN’s IdeaSquare discussing, programming and creating prototypes to solve humanitarian problems. (Image: AndreyART...
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LHC report: xenon in action
Michaela Schaumann for the LHC teamOne of the xenon ion collisions recorded by the CMS detector. (Image: CMS/CERN)Once more, the LHC has revealed a new side to its extraordinary flexibility. So far,...
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CLEAR prospects for accelerator research
Matthew ChalmersThe CERN Linear Electron Accelerator for Research (CLEAR) will enhance and complement the existing accelerator R&D programme at CERN. (Image: Julien Ordan/CERN)A new user facility...
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CERN: the star of the Automnales
Corinne PralavorioView of the CERN stand at the Automnales. (Image: Daniel Dominguez/CERN)Grab your friends and neighbours and take a wander around the Automnales. In between tasting longeole sausage...
View ArticleComputer Security: And in the real world?
The Computer Security TeamWhy do computers remain unpatched? Why are passwords lost even today? Why do people still open malicious attachments? Why is encryption not always embraced? Is the major...
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LHC Report: LHC reaches 2017 targets
Rende Steerenberg and Kate KahleMultiannual overview of the integrated luminosity evolution. The 2017 line shows not only that the 45 fb-1 target was reached and surpassed but also the fastest...
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The Sense of Beauty: when science meets the seventh art
On 16 November at 18:00, a premiere screening of the film The Sense of Beauty will take place in the Main Auditorium. The Sense of Beauty is a film by Valerio Jalongo, produced at CERN with the...
View ArticleComputer Security: CERN under friendly poking
The Computer Security TeamAt the beginning of September, CERN’s computing systems came under attack. Adversaries tried to find their way into CERN’s Windows infrastructure with the aim of taking over...
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The Gentner programme celebrates its tenth anniversary
Michael HauschildOn 1 November 2007, the very first student of the special German Doctoral Student Programme at CERN (Wolfgang Gentner Scholarships) began his work, sponsored by the German Federal...
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LHC Report: record luminosity, well done LHC
The Operations group and Stéphane Fartoukh (BE-ABP) Graphs showing the integrated luminosity of the LHC in 2017. The green squares represent the achieved luminosity, while the blue line shows the...
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Recycling: we all have a role to play
Anaïs SchaefferThis week, come and learn about how waste is sorted and recovered in the Main Building (500), where the contractor responsible for collecting waste at CERN*, in partnership with the SMB...
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The Automnales: ten days of success
Corinne PralavorioThe CERN stand was designed to resemble a particle collision, at the centre of which visitors could take a virtual-reality tour. (Image: Maximilien Brice, Julien Ordan)On Sunday, 19...
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New magnets to feed the Proton Synchrotron Booster
Iva RaynovaThe new booster injection vertical septum magnets in their vacuum tank. They will distribute the beam from Linac4 to the four rings of the Proton Synchrotron Booster. (Image: Julien...
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Fire drill at two CERN buildings
Iva RaynovaDuring the emergency drill, everybody gathered at the meeting point, demonstrating the successful adoption of a culture of safety at CERN. (Image: Julien Ordan/CERN)On 5 October, at 10.00...
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CERN to apply for SESAME Observer status
James GilliesCERN Director General Fabiola Gianotti speaking at the opening ceremony of SESAME on 16 May 2017. (Image : Noemi Caraban Gonzalez/CERN)At its last meeting, the CERN Council approved the...
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Collaboration agreement between CERN and NTNU
Toril A. Nagelhus Hernes (NTNU’s Pro-Rector for Innovation) and Frédérick Bordry (CERN’s Director for Accelerators and Technology) after signing the collaboration agreement. (Image: Sophia...
View ArticleComputer Security: Enter the next level: Doxware
The Computer Security TeamDo you recall “WannaCry”, the nasty malware of early 2017 that tried to infect your computer and encrypt all its contents? It was unfortunate for those whose device got...
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Tackling humanitarian challenges at CERN
Bertrand MichelsThe participants in this year’s THE Port Hackathon spent 60 hours at CERN’s IdeaSquare discussing, programming and creating prototypes to solve humanitarian problems. (Image: AndreyART...
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LHC report: xenon in action
Michaela Schaumann for the LHC teamOne of the xenon ion collisions recorded by the CMS detector. (Image: CMS/CERN)Once more, the LHC has revealed a new side to its extraordinary flexibility. So far,...
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