A new type of plasma cell, known as a helicon cell, is being studied for AWAKE. The aim is to generate a greater quantity of plasma in one go

CERN surveyors have developed a procedure based on interferometry to determine the position of cold masses inside the cryostats of the future HL-LHC

Major renovation work is under way across the entirety of CERN’s electrical network to modernise certain key facilities

The assembly of the new muon small wheels and the upgrades on the electronics and trigger systems are progressing well

Hot water from the LHC’s cooling system at Point 8 will be collected to heat a new area of the neighbouring commune of Ferney-Voltaire

At CERN, 40 000 cables will be installed or removed during LS2. Laid end to end, they would stretch for 2000 kilometres!

The Prime Minister paid a visit to the Laboratory on 11 June

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation visited CERN on 10 June

The President of the Republic of Italy visited CERN on 10 June

Ten new magnets are already being connected

Teams are hard at work in the LHC tunnel to improve the electrical insulation of the diodes of more than 1200 magnets

Work has begun to improve the electrical insulation of the diodes of the 1232 dipole magnets in the LHC