Category: At CERN
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Latest measurements from the AMS experiment unveil new territories in the flux of cosmic rays
Geneva 18 September 2014. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS1) collaboration has today presented its latest results. These are based on the analysis of 41 billion particles detected with the space-based AMS detector aboard the International Space Station. The results, presented during a seminar at CERN2, provide new insights into the nature of the mysterious excess
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A September packed with events to celebrate CERN’s 60th anniversary
Geneva, 1 September 2014. On 29 September 1954, the CERN1 Convention entered into force, officially establishing the European Organization for Nuclear Research with 12 European member states. Now the world’s biggest particle physics laboratory, CERN is celebrating “60 years of science for peace” with an official ceremony and several public events taking place throughout September.
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Alan Astbury (1934-2014)
Former Director of TRIUMF who provided substantial Canadian contributions to the LHC and the ATLAS detector
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CERN looks to the future for the second edition of TEDxCERN
Geneva, 28 July 2014. Following the success of the first TEDxCERN event last year, CERN1 will be hosting a second TEDx conference on 24 September 2014 on the theme “Forward: Charting the future with science”. Some 15 speakers will present their innovative and ambitious projects, which apply science to respond to problems facing the world
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Marco Grippeling (1966-2014)
It was with great sadness that we learnt that our former colleague and friend Marco Grippeling was amongst the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash