LS2 Report: All interconnections in the LHC have been closed
LS2 Report: All interconnections in the LHC have been closedAnaïs SchaefferanschaefWed, 09/16/2020 - 10:51The DISMAC project (Diode Insulation and Superconducting MAgnets Consolidation), one of the...
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CERN technology helps rediscover lost painting by Raphael
CERN technology helps rediscover lost painting by RaphaelanschaefMon, 09/21/2020 - 12:24500 years ago, the Italian painter Raphael passed away, leaving behind him many works of art, paintings, frescoes...
View ArticleCi permit in credit-card format – Reminder
Ci permit in credit-card format – ReminderanschaefMon, 09/21/2020 - 15:15The Swiss Permanent Mission in Geneva has informed CERN that henceforth the canton of Geneva will issue the Ci permit, which...
View ArticleWorks around Restaurant 2: Weisskopf and Bloch roads closed for five weeks
Works around Restaurant 2: Weisskopf and Bloch roads closed for five weeks thortalaTue, 09/22/2020 - 08:51From Monday 28 September, work will be underway for a period of approximately 5 weeks along the...
View Article25 years ago: the strategic move to PCs in high-energy physics
25 years ago: the strategic move to PCs in high-energy physicsthortalaTue, 09/22/2020 - 11:57When the Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP), the LHC’s predecessor, began running in 1989 the central...
View ArticleCERN-GÉANT-PRACE-SKAO kick-off workshop on High Performance Computing 29...
CERN-GÉANT-PRACE-SKAO kick-off workshop on High Performance Computing 29 SeptemberthortalaTue, 09/22/2020 - 14:22As a follow-up on the collaboration agreement that was signed on 22th July, the kick-off...
View ArticleTony Shave (1951 – 2020)
Tony Shave (1951 – 2020)thortalaThu, 09/24/2020 - 08:54It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Tony Shave, a former member of the CERN personnel, who had recently retired after...
View ArticleRubbia shares Global Energy Prize
Rubbia shares Global Energy PrizethortalaThu, 09/24/2020 - 12:59Carlo Rubbia is one of three winners of the 2020 Global Energy Prize. The 39 million rouble (470 000 Swiss francs) award, announced on 8...
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ID lanyard celebrates diversity and inclusion @CERN
ID lanyard celebrates diversity and inclusion @CERNanschaefFri, 09/25/2020 - 10:16 A new official CERN lanyard and card reel are ready to welcome you back on site! (Image: CERN)Created in collaboration...
View ArticleNews from the September 2020 CERN Council
News from the September 2020 CERN CouncilFabiola GianottianschaefMon, 09/28/2020 - 12:44On Friday, 25 September, the CERN Council concluded an extremely productive week, which brought together...
View ArticleCERN meets quantum technology
CERN meets quantum technologyMatthew ChalmersanschaefMon, 09/28/2020 - 12:14Today’s information and communication technology grew out of the invention and development of quantum mechanics during the...
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Keeping the ATLAS Inner Detector in perfect alignment
Keeping the ATLAS Inner Detector in perfect alignmentATLASanschaefMon, 09/28/2020 - 15:09Precision is key to an experiment’s success. But how can you track a particle’s trajectory when your detector...
View ArticleFlashes of electrons against cancer
Flashes of electrons against cancer Linn TvedethortalaTue, 09/29/2020 - 10:07The technologies behind high-energy physics have historically contributed to great advances in the field of medicine. Since...
View ArticleComputer Security: Insist to avoid troubles
Computer Security: Insist to avoid troublesThe Computer Security TeamanschaefTue, 09/29/2020 - 14:08Recently, CERN was facing again an allegation of a potential abuse of the license conditions of a...
View ArticleNA63 makes crystal-clear study of radiation reaction
NA63 makes crystal-clear study of radiation reactionAna LopesabelchioMon, 09/21/2020 - 16:50Place a charged particle in an electromagnetic field and the particle will accelerate and give off radiation....
View ArticleCERN data storage gets ready for Run 3
CERN data storage gets ready for Run 3thortalaWed, 09/30/2020 - 10:35On 29 June, the CERN Tape Archive (CTA) officially entered production after 83 petabytes of ATLAS data initially stored in CASTOR...
View ArticleLS2 Report: 144 new muon detectors in CMS
LS2 Report: 144 new muon detectors in CMSanschaefTue, 09/29/2020 - 10:43The CMS collaboration has just finalised the installation of its new muon detectors in the outermost layer of the CMS detector:...
View ArticleHighlights from the ATTRACT deep-tech conference
Highlights from the ATTRACT deep-tech conferencethortalaTue, 09/29/2020 - 11:37The online ATTRACT conference on 22–23 September brought together more than 800 researchers, investors, entrepreneurs and...
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CERN will participate in the 4th Village des Sciences event in Ferney-Voltaire
CERN will participate in the 4th Village des Sciences event in Ferney-VoltaireanschaefTue, 09/29/2020 - 13:39 The town of Ferney-Voltaire, in partnership with the association Pangloss Labs, will...
View ArticleCERN campus network upgrade: occasional wired internet connection...
CERN campus network upgrade: occasional wired internet connection interruptions to be expected in the coming monthsIT DepartmentthortalaTue, 09/29/2020 - 14:23The infrastructure that supports the wired...
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