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Lift off: CERN engineer travels to space

CERN engineer Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, now an ESA astronaut, has just taken off for the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

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Engineering
25 June, 2025
Engineering
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25 June, 2025

Joseph Tagg (1982 – 2025)

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Engineering
19 June, 2025
Engineering
Obituary
19 June, 2025

CERN engineer to go to space – don’t miss the launch! | UPDATE: LAUNCH PENDING

Former CERN engineer Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, now an ESA astronaut, will take off aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

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Engineering
06 June, 2025
Engineering
Announcement
06 June, 2025

Stefano Mazzoni (1978–2025)

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Engineering
05 May, 2025
Engineering
Obituary
05 May, 2025

John Pett (1942 – 2024)

Obituary
Engineering
29 January, 2025
Engineering
Obituary
29 January, 2025

CERN signs long-term solar power agreements

Projects can now begin so that 140 GWh/year – about 10% of CERN’s annual electricity consumption during accelerator operation years – will be provided by renewable sources from 2027

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Engineering
29 November, 2024
Engineering
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29 November, 2024

A test stand for the High-Luminosity LHC

The major upgrade of the LHC will be tested in an above-ground facility that has recently had its first superconducting system installed

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Engineering
09 October, 2024
Engineering
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09 October, 2024

CERN70: Superconductors accelerate progress

Lucio Rossi led the group responsible for developing and launching the industrial production of the superconducting magnets for the LHC

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Engineering
20 September, 2024
Engineering
Feature
20 September, 2024

HiLumi News: new large helium tanks

Four large helium tanks will supply the new High-Luminosity LHC refrigerators

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Engineering
18 July, 2024
Engineering
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18 July, 2024

Less hungry magnets for the experiments of the future

A prototype superconducting coil developed for the SHiP experiment opens the way for more energy-efficient electromagnets for certain applications

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Engineering
05 July, 2024