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Major internal improvements await the ALICE detector during CERN’s Long Shutdown 2 (LS2)
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, female scientists at CERN share their stories
A team from CERN and the IPP in Prague has developed a laser beam with remarkable properties that has potential applications in many fields
AAAS presents five pioneers of SESAME with its 2019 Award for Science Diplomacy
The LHCb detector will undergo a metamorphosis during CERN’s second long shutdown (LS2)
In the first of our series of articles on work done during LS2, we focus on the second link in the accelerator chain, the PS Booster
Why "free" does not necessarily mean "free of charge" or, in the CERN context, why "free" software should not be used for professional or educational purposes
CERN openlab’s annual technical workshop gathered leading ICT companies for a series of discussions on computing technologies
This symposium is organised in the framework of the Future Circular Collider study and with the support of the EuroCirCol and EASITrain H2020 projects
Excavation of the two new shafts for the HL-LHC at points 1 and 5 of the accelerator has been completed
A collaboration with INFN will see CERN technology optimised for use in cultural-heritage projects