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  • USA lays out strategic vision for particle physics

    The Particle Physics Project Prioritisation Panel is the US equivalent of the European Strategy update

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  • CERN openlab publishes a whitepaper on future IT challenges in scientific research

    Geneva, 22 May 2014. CERN openlab1, the public-private partnership between CERN2, leading IT companies and research institutes, released today a whitepaper on future IT challenges in scientific research to shape its upcoming three-year phase starting in 2015. 96% of our universe is still unknown and the challenges ahead for the scientific community are striking. More

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  • CERN experiment sheds new light on cloud formation

    Geneva, 16 May 2014. In a paper published in the journal Science today, CERN1’s CLOUD2 experiment has shown that biogenic vapours emitted by trees and oxidised in the atmosphere have a significant impact on the formation of clouds, thus helping to cool the planet. These biogenic aerosols are what give forests seen from afar their

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  • Celebrating with our neighbours

    CERN’s 60th anniversary is all about celebrating 60 years of science for peace with people who matter to us – high on that list are our neighbours

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  • Turkey to become Associate Member State of CERN

    Geneva, 12 May 2014. CERN1 Director General Rolf Heuer and Mr Taner Yildiz, Minister for Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey today signed an agreement admitting Turkey to CERN Associate Membership, subject to ratification by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Meclis. “The Turkish scientific community has a long and proud

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  • The Third Collide@CERN-Geneva prize in Music and Sound awarded to two artists

    Geneva, 29 April 2014. CERN1, the City and the Canton of Geneva have awarded the third Collide @ CERN-Geneva prize2 jointly for the first time to two artists – the guitarist Vincent Hanni3 who is a member of the band The Young Gods and the installation artist Rudy Decelière4. The award was made for their

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  • Education, education, education

    Education is a recurring theme of our 60th anniversary year, says CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer

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  • Taking CERN and ESA technology to the world’s largest industry fair

    Signed just two weeks ago, the new CERN-ESA agreement is already bearing fruit

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  • A noble cause

    Poignant is the word that comes to mind this week, a week in which we lost the last surviving founding father of CERN, François de Rose

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  • CERN and ESA sign cooperation agreement

    CERN and ESA sign cooperation agreement

    Geneva, 28 March 2014. At a ceremony today at Geneva airport, CERN1 and ESA signed a framework agreement for future cooperation on research and technology in areas of mutual interest. Future areas may include the development and characterization of innovative materials for applications in extreme conditions and for cutting-edge scientific performances, the development of new

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