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50 years ago, the first radioactive beam at ISOLDE was produced
Occupational stress is on the rise. A new CERN project team has been tasked with addressing the causes and finding solutions
The LHC had the unique opportunity of colliding xenon nuclei over several hours
The fourth edition of THE Port Humanitarian Hackathon took place at CERN’s IdeaSquare
Now attackers have started increasing the pressure, and now comes the next level: “Doxware”
CERN and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) will work together in all domains of science, technology and engineering
The proposal for CERN to become a SESAME Observer will be presented at the SESAME Council session in December
A mock-up fire emergency was organised at two of CERN’s biggest office buildings
CERN is developing a corrector magnet for the High-Luminosity project that has a peculiar design (to say nothing of its name…)
Twenty years ago, CERN established a dedicated policy and structure for knowledge and technology transfer
Since it began operation in 2010, the LHC has delivered over 100 fb-1 (inverse femtobarns) of integrated luminosity to each of ATLAS and CMS
Many visitors (re)discovered CERN at Researchers' Night and the United Nations Office in Geneva Open Day