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CERN and ESA join forces at Hannover Messe Industrial Fair
Barbara WarmbeinCERN will share a stand with the European Space Agency at the Hannover Messe Industrial Fair (Image: rheinland relations)CERN will showcase some of its most promising technologies and...
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CERN's Ben Segal joins Internet Hall of Fame
Cian O'LuanaighAt a ceremony today in Hong Kong, the Internet Society inducted CERN computer scientist Ben Segal into the Internet Hall of Fame.Launched by the Internet Society in 2012, the Internet...
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A new spokesperson for CLIC
Stephanie HillsThe CLIC accelerator collaboration has elected a new spokesperson. Phil Burrows of the University of Oxford succeeds Roberto Corsini of CERN. Over the next three years, Phil will be...
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ELENA gets a roof over its head
Anaïs SchaefferThe extension of the Antiproton Hall, which will house ELENA, was inaugurated today (Image: Maximilien Brice/CERN)Tacked on to the side of the Antiproton Decelerator (AD), this building...
View ArticleChange your CERN passwords before 13 May
Stefan LuedersDue to the 'Heartbleed bug'– a serious vulnerability that affects many different internet services – you will need to change your CERN passwords before 13 May 2014. Failure to change your...
View ArticleEDMS 6 now available
Anaïs SchaefferA new version of the Engineering and Equipment Data Management Service (EDMS) – a system used to manage technical data and data concerning CERN equipment – is now available.A unique...
View ArticleSocial media guidelines now available for CERN people
Kate KahleSocial media guidelines are now available for all CERN contributors (i.e. staff members, fellows, apprentices, associates, users or students), who comment professionally or privately about...
View ArticleLync: A collaboration tool for CERN
Cian O'LuanaighAt the CERN training centre this week, Pawel Grzywaczewski of the IT Operating systems and Infrastructure Services group presented the Lync system.The Lync service provides collaboration...
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In pictures: final weld in the LHC splice consolidation
Said AtiehWelder Christopher Fenwick performs the final orbital M weld on the interconnects between two LHC magnets (Image: Maximilien Brice/CERN)The final M weld for the LHC splice consolidation work...
View ArticleAn email-encryption service born in Restaurant One
Three young entrepreneurs inspired by their time at CERN have launched ProtonMail, a secure email service with a sophisticated encryption system to deter would-be spies.Computer scientist Andy Yen has...
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CMS inaugurates its high-tech visitor centre
Antonella del RossoThe new Building SL53 at CERN’s Cessy site in France was inaugurated on 24 May 2014 (Image: CERN)The new Building SL53 on CERN’s Cessy site in France is ready to welcome the...
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LHC dipole takes a trip downtown
Marie BugnonA superconducting dipole magnet from the LHC passes a theatre in downtown Geneva as part of the "Genève200" celebrations (Image: Maximilien Brice/CERN)Last Saturday, 31 May, CERN joined in...
View ArticleCERN signs up to SWITCH to improve access to online services
Andrew PurcellCERN offers a wide range of online services to its community, including email, electronic document handling, data management, and much more. Thanks to CERN’s single sign-on technology,...
View ArticleNext week is CERN Clubs week
CERN's clubs have organized a range of activities next week to celebrate CERN's 60th anniversary year. All activities are open to CERN people and free of charge.On Monday 23 June, from 12.15 – 1.30pm,...
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Profile of a science comic strip artist
Anaïs Schaeffer© Lison BernetAfter studying visual arts, Lison Bernet worked as a lock keeper, waitress, grape picker, farm labourer and chef before finally returning to her first love: drawing. Today...
View ArticleWilton Park: The big bang and the interfaces of knowledge
This week, scientists from CERN were among those attending a Wilton Park meeting, held near Geneva on 23-25 July, where experts were invited to examine the different world-views of science, philosophy...
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A certificate of excellence for the Globe
The Universe of Particles exhibition at CERN's Globe of Science and Innovation (Image: Michael Jungblut/CERN)The Universe of Particles exhibition in CERN's Globe of Science and Innovation has won a...
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CERN builds bridges at ESOF 2014
Achintya RaoFormer ATLAS Spokesperson Fabiola Gianotti and CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer at ESOF 2014 (Image: Eva Tolosa)“Science is beautiful but also extremely useful,” former ATLAS Spokesperson,...
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New LHCb management prepares for Run 2 challenges
Antonella del RossoNew LHCb Spokesperson Guy Wilkinson (Image: CERN)As of today, LHCb, one of the four biggest experiments at the LHC, will have a new management. Ahead are the huge challenges of run 2...
View ArticleEPS honours CERN's heavy-ion researchers
Scientists leading the work of the ALICE collaboration have been awarded the European Physical Society's Lise Meitner Prize 2014. Johanna Stachel of Heidelberg University in Germany, Peter...
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