Category: At CERN
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LHC experiments bring new insight into matter of the primordial universe
Geneva, 13 August 2012. Experiments using heavy ions at CERN1’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are advancing understanding of the primordial universe. The ALICE, ATLAS and CMS collaborations have made new measurements of the kind of matter that probably existed in the first instants of the universe. They will present their latest results at the Quark
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AMS experiment marks one year in space
Geneva, 25 July 2012. CERN1 today marked the first year in space for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) with a visit from the crew of the shuttle mission, STS-134, that successfully delivered AMS to the the International Space Station (ISS) just over a year ago. Launched on 16 May last year, the detector was already
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Claude Dangoisse (1956-2012)
An operator of the Meyrin Control Room for almost 10 years, who later led the telephone-exchange infrastructure at CERN
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Hannes Schwarzbauer (1950-2012)
Valued member of the Data Handling division who used his command of languages to help users with technical queries
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CERN and Ars Electronica launch open call for the second Prix Ars Electronica Collide@CERN
Geneva and Linz, 18 July 2012. CERN1 and Ars Electronica2 today launch an open call for artists working in the digital domain to apply for the second Prix Ars Electronica Collide@CERN3. The winner will receive a fully funded residency4 at CERN and Ars Electronica to create new dimensions in their artistic practice by encounters with
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European science champions score an early goal for cloud computing
Geneva, 9 July 2012. “Helix Nebula – the science cloud“, set up earlier this year to support the massive IT requirements of European scientists and create a cloud-computing market for the public sector in Europe, has today announced the initial deployment of its first flagship applications in high-energy physics, molecular biology and natural-disaster risk management.