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Work for the High-Luminosity LHC is in progress right under our feet
CERN’s Director-General will chair EIROforum, the consortium of eight European intergovernmental research organisations
The NA64 collaboration has placed new limits on the interaction between a photon and its hypothetical dark-matter counterpart
WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2019 highlights knowledge transfer from fundamental research to medical applications
On 10 July, CERN and APPEC founded EuCAPT, a research centre for astroparticle physics theory
New vacuum chambers are being developed for the ALICE and CMS experiments
Nicole L’Huillier and Alan Bogana have presented the first fruits of their residence at CERN: a sound sculpture and a holographic work
Here are two new twists – probably still theoretical, but both pointing towards new ways to spy on you by misusing your microphone…
The second part of the CERN-UNESCO School on Digital Libraries took place at CERN at the end of June
Dutch artist Rosa Menkman has been selected as the winner of the first Collide International award in Barcelona alongside four Honorary Mentions
Hot water from the LHC’s cooling system at Point 8 will be collected to heat a new area of the neighbouring commune of Ferney-Voltaire
