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Here are two new twists – probably still theoretical, but both pointing towards new ways to spy on you by misusing your microphone…
You can read it online or get a paper copy at the Library
The second part of the CERN-UNESCO School on Digital Libraries took place at CERN at the end of June
Dutch artist Rosa Menkman has been selected as the winner of the first Collide International award in Barcelona alongside four Honorary Mentions
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
All members of the personnel wishing to act as volunteers must sign-up on the platform for CERN Outreach Events Volunteers by 31 July
CERN technologies have proven to be beneficial in driving innovation in industries around the world. Four new contracts have been signed between CERN and Israeli companies
The first measurement, by the ALICE collaboration, of an elliptic-shaped flow for bottomonium particles could help shed light on the early universe
ATLAS and CMS have studied the Higgs boson with the largest sample of proton–proton collision data recorded so far
