LHCb discovers a new type of tetraquark at CERN
LHCb discovers a new type of tetraquark at CERNcagrigorTue, 06/30/2020 - 17:23 Illustration of a tetraquark composed of two charm quarks and two charm antiquarks, detected for the first time by the...
View ArticleOliver Brüning becomes the new HL-LHC project leader
Oliver Brüning becomes the new HL-LHC project leaderAnaïs SchaefferanschaefThu, 07/02/2020 - 09:14 Oliver Brüning takes over from Lucio Rossi at the helm of the HL-LHC project as of 1 July (Image:...
View ArticleHenri Laporte (1928 – 2020)
Henri Laporte (1928 – 2020)cmenardFri, 07/03/2020 - 09:01 Henri Laporte, Head of the technical services and buildings division 1967-1979 Head of LEP Civil engineering 1980-1989 - in 1979 in the Council...
View ArticleClaude Détraz (1938 – 2020)
Claude Détraz (1938 – 2020) cmenardFri, 07/03/2020 - 16:52 Claude Détraz was born on 20 March 1938 in Albi, in the south of France. He graduated from the École Normale Supérieure and began his career...
View Article9 July: the CERN Mobility Centre relocates temporarily
9 July: the CERN Mobility Centre relocates temporarilyCERN Mobility ServicesanschaefMon, 07/06/2020 - 11:18Please note that the CERN mobility Centre will remain closed on 9 July (Thursday).It will...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and heatwaves: a double challenge
COVID-19 and heatwaves: a double challenge CERN Medical ServiceanschaefMon, 07/06/2020 - 11:41 The Medical Service outlines the preventive measures to be taken in with the event of a heatwave during...
View ArticleAnother agreement facilitating open-access publishing for CERN-affiliated...
Another agreement facilitating open-access publishing for CERN-affiliated authorsCERN LibraryanschaefMon, 07/06/2020 - 14:54Thanks to CERN’s partnership with the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries,...
View ArticleEuropean Strategy and restart: the answers to your questions
European Strategy and restart: the answers to your questionscmenardTue, 07/07/2020 - 12:02On Monday, 29 June, the Director-General and the Director for Accelerators and Technology presented to the CERN...
View ArticleA “Be a scientist” programme unlike any other!
A “Be a scientist” programme unlike any other!Marie BouviercmenardTue, 07/07/2020 - 14:07The ninth year of the Be a scientist project concluded at the end of June for around 760 budding scientists from...
View ArticleShare your experience about two-factor authentication
Share your experience about two-factor authentication cmenardTue, 07/07/2020 - 14:25As mentioned in a Computer Security Bulletin article...
View ArticleComputer Security: Protecting the accelerator from remote evil
Computer Security: Protecting the accelerator from remote evilThe Computer Security TeamanschaefWed, 07/08/2020 - 09:54A typical question when it comes to computer security is “What is your worst...
View ArticleCMS celebrates its 2019 Thesis Award winner
CMS celebrates its 2019 Thesis Award winner anschaefWed, 07/08/2020 - 10:24The CMS collaboration announced the winner of its 2019 PhD Thesis Award in June. The award honours the best PhD of the year...
View ArticleThe first accelerators are back in action
The first accelerators are back in actionCorinne PralavoriocmenardWed, 07/08/2020 - 12:11The CERN Control Centre is back in shift work mode, with walls of screens showing the status of the beams, and...
View ArticleSuspension of the CERN car-sharing service
Suspension of the CERN car-sharing serviceCERN Mobility ServicesanschaefWed, 07/08/2020 - 14:55CERN’s car-sharing service remains suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be so for...
View ArticleCERN Webfest goes online… and global!
CERN Webfest goes online… and global!Andrew PurcellachintyaWed, 07/08/2020 - 18:05The ‘CERN Webfest’ – CERN’s annual hackathon based on open web technologies – took place between 26 and 28 June. Due to...
View ArticleCOVID-19: compulsory quarantine for travellers arriving in Switzerland
COVID-19: compulsory quarantine for travellers arriving in SwitzerlandanschaefThu, 07/09/2020 - 10:31As of 6 July 2020, people who have been staying in a high-risk country or area (see list below) in...
View ArticleChasing particles with tiny electric charges
Chasing particles with tiny electric chargesAna LopesabelchioTue, 07/14/2020 - 09:55All known elementary particles have electric charges that are integer multiples of a third of the electron charge....
View ArticleRecognition and exchange of foreign driving licences in France
Recognition and exchange of foreign driving licences in FranceanschaefTue, 07/14/2020 - 10:40The following information is provided on the understanding that it may be subject to amendment by the French...
View ArticleHigh-Luminosity LHC: ready for injection
High-Luminosity LHC: ready for injectionCorinne PralavoriocmenardTue, 07/14/2020 - 10:44Following several hours of transport and a vertiginous descent, the large, silver-coloured machine was installed...
View Article21-22 July: emergency stop tests – PS and Booster areas
21-22 July: emergency stop tests – PS and Booster areasEN-EL groupanschaefThu, 07/16/2020 - 10:34The emergency stop tests of the PS and Booster areas on the Meyrin site are planned from Tuesday 21 July...
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