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Introducing CERN’s robodog

A four-legged robotic solution has completed its first successful radiation protection test inside CERN’s largest experimental area

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06 February, 2024
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06 February, 2024
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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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12 October, 2023
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12 October, 2023
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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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Engineering
11 September, 2023
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11 September, 2023
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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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25 April, 2023

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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Engineering
14 April, 2023

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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07 December, 2022
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07 December, 2022
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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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18 November, 2022
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18 November, 2022
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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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Engineering
26 October, 2022
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26 October, 2022
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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.

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Engineering
11 October, 2022

Guardians of the tunnel

Artificial intelligence technologies are being deployed to inspect and document cracks in CERN’s tunnels in order to assess the risks for the machines inside them

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21 December, 2021
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21 December, 2021
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