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Version 2.0 of the CERN Open Hardware Licence has been released, introducing three variants meant to cater to different collaborative models
Machine-learning technology is being used by the CMS collaboration to track odd events among LHC data
Applications are now open for the 43rd CERN School of Computing. The CSC 2020 will take place from 23 August to 5 September 2020 in the beautiful city of Krakow, Poland
A pillar of theoretical physics at CERN for decades
An information session about the programme will take place on 6 March
Work will start on Monday 2 March on a network of new cycle lanes at CERN
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A new collaboration agreement sees CERN data analytics used to help protect commodity and financial markets from fraud
