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CERN at the UN Geneva Open Day

On 7 October, the Palais des Nations will open its doors to the world for the UN Geneva Office’s 2017 Open Day

Announcement
At CERN
22 September, 2017
At CERN
Announcement
22 September, 2017

To 20 Tesla and beyond: the high-temperature superconductors

High-temperature superconductors have the potential to revolutionise the field of particle physics

Feature
Accelerators
22 September, 2017
Accelerators
Feature
22 September, 2017

CERN openlab tackles ICT challenges of High-Luminosity LHC

CERN openlab has published a white paper identifying the major ICT challenges that face CERN and other ‘big science’ projects in the coming years

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Computing
21 September, 2017
Computing
News
21 September, 2017

Next stop: the superconducting magnets of the future

Intensity tests have been successfully completed on the FRESCA2 magnet. It will serve as a test bench for the development of more powerful magnets

Feature
Engineering
21 September, 2017
Engineering
Feature
21 September, 2017

Detectors: unique superconducting magnets

The third article in our series on superconductors takes us to the heart of the detectors and their extraordinary and powerful magnets

Feature
Experiments
20 September, 2017
Experiments
Feature
20 September, 2017

Registration and customs clearance of vehicles in the 431 K and CD special series ("green plates")

The procedures for the registration and customs clearance of vehicles in the 431 K and CD special series (“green plates”) will be digitised

Official news
At CERN
19 September, 2017
At CERN
Official news
19 September, 2017

Superconductors boost acceleration

The use of superconducting material has enabled the development of more powerful accelerating cavities

Feature
Engineering
19 September, 2017
Engineering
Feature
19 September, 2017

The magic of superconductors in the spotlight

Today marks the start of the EUCAS 2017 conference on superconductivity. We reflect on how high-energy physics developed this super-technology

Feature
Engineering
18 September, 2017
Engineering
Feature
18 September, 2017

Central heating being turned on

As of Monday 18 September 2017, the central heating will be progressively turned on throughout CERN

Announcement
At CERN
15 September, 2017
At CERN
Announcement
15 September, 2017

The science (and showers) of Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

Art McDonald spoke at CERN on the science of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) and SNOLAB

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Physics
14 September, 2017