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Artificial intelligence raises a host of ethical questions. Vivek Nallur of University College Dublin will give an overview of these on 21 August
In the event of a medical emergency in the tunnel during LS2, use the defibrillators and emergency equipment available at the LHC and SPS access points
32 teams. 127 matches. 1 winning team. What a week it was!
In late June, CERN was subjected to a wave of seemingly targeted e-mails containing a potentially malicious PDF or DOC attachment
The magazine has published over 600 issues and now reaches tens of thousands of readers
The n_TOF facility is investigating the potential of one of its neutron beams for imaging the interior of materials
Sergio Ferrara, Daniel Z. Freedman and Peter van Nieuwenhuizen are recognised for their 1976 discovery of an influential theory called supergravity
The deadline to register as a volunteer has been extended to the end of August. Please sign-up on the platform for CERN Outreach Events Volunteers
Work for the High-Luminosity LHC is in progress right under our feet
CERN’s Director-General will chair EIROforum, the consortium of eight European intergovernmental research organisations
