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Like any other organisation, institute or enterprise, CERN is under permanent attack by evildoers
Tests carried out in 2018 on two crab cavities in the SPS validated their technical principle and many operating parameters
Find out how to build your own 3D-printed particle trap
The Web@30 event is happening at CERN and you can join it from anywhere in the world
The State of European Tech report provides a data-driven overview of the European entrepreneurship ecosystem
Highlights of the year at CERN, with numerous physics results, new technologies and much more
ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb presented their key physics results at an end-of-year series of talks
Explore the future with us!
The first result to emerge from the HIE-ISOLDE accelerator is the confirmation that the tin-132 nucleus belongs to the doubly magic group of nuclei
CERN and the European particle physics community have submitted a wealth of contributions to shape the future of the discipline
Microcosm is collaborating with the Swiss Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired to create better content for everybody
TEDxCERN 2018 hosted speakers from the digital world and life science experts who gave talks that inspired a worldwide audience
