Category: Engineering
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Carbon dioxide for the environment
Following the completion of a successful in-house development phase, CERN is equipping the ATLAS and CMS detectors with new carbon dioxide (CO2) cooling systems that will contribute to the transition towards green and sustainable technology in this area
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A new generation of iron-dominated electromagnets has been successfully tested at CERN
The proof-of-principle demonstrator could pave the way for more energy-efficient electromagnets
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Louis Guerrero (1943 – 2023)
Louis Guerrero(1943 – 2023) — Louis, known as “Loulou”, arrived at CERN in 1970. He began his engineering career at the PS Booster under the leadership of Helmut Reich and Gianni Gelato, then later moved to the SPS to join Raymond Rausch’s team, where he worked on the communication system for the SPS computers (TITN).
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The Technical Galleries Consolidation Project is progressing well
5 km of technical galleries have been scanned and half of them 3D-modelled, and the work to renovate and replace their technical infrastructure is in full swing
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From CERN to Jupiter: Juice embarks on its historic journey
Before embarking on its journey, critical components of ESA’s interplanetary mission were tested in the only facility on Earth capable of replicating Jupiter’s harsh radiative environment
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The SM18 test facility in the HL-LHC era
SM18 is one of the largest magnet test facilities in the world. Dedicated to testing superconducting magnets and radiofrequency cavities, it is now waiting for the first HL-LHC components
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First 3D printing of crucial component to bring accelerators closer to society
The first additive manufacturing of a critical accelerator component paves the way for more affordable and versatile particle accelerators.
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A remedy against electron clouds inside particle colliders
An LHC quadrupole whose beam screen had been coated with a fine layer of carbon displayed minimal heat load in comparison to other magnets, constituting a promising step in eliminating electron clouds in future particle accelerators
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Winner of the “Mining the Future” competition announced
From brick-building to online flow analyses, ideas abound for sustainable reuse of excavated material from a tunnel for a potential future CERN facility thanks to the “Mining the Future” competition held as part of the FCC Innovation Study.