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Crystal Clear was founded in 1991 to provide crystal detectors for particle physics – it has since had a wider impact on society
The IT department put under the Christmas tree a wide range of tools which likely improve the security of your data
On Monday 5 December 2016, recently-recruited staff members and fellows participated in a session in the framework of the Induction Programme
The students of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland assisted a CERN outreach event organized by PACMAN
The “ALICE, ATLAS, CMS and LHCb Career Networking Event” provided early career researchers with an insight into career opportunities outside academia
CERN, the École des Mines and ARMINES will work together in various fields of applied research
CERN openlab's Summer Student Programme is open to students studying at university with an interest in computer science
After a gruelling two-day workshop, the winning prototype from the CMS Create #2 competition has been chosen
Particles have circulated in the LHC one last time in 2016 before the winter stop of the accelerators for maintenance
At the CKM workshop in Mumbai, India, LHCb presented four interesting new results
The commissioning of ELENA, a new antiproton deceleration ring, has begun
How the injector chain has contributed to increase the luminosity of the proton-lead ion run