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How to produce the purest argon ever?
CERN is helping to align and test a 350-metre column to produce extra-pure argon for a dark-matter search experiment
New life for an old technology: canted cosine theta magnets
CERN is developing a corrector magnet for the High-Luminosity project that has a peculiar design (to say nothing of its name…)
How can superconductors contribute for a greener future?
An international group of students found new applications of superconductors during the Superconductor Hackathon at CERN
Crab cavities get into their shells
The two crab cavities have been put in their helium vessels and are currently being installed in their cryostat
The melody of magnets
On the occasion of the EUCAS 2017 conference, superconducting magnets and cavities were turned into musical instruments
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
Superconductors boost acceleration
The use of superconducting material has enabled the development of more powerful accelerating cavities
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
Superconductors take centre stage
Superconductors are the primary focus of next week’s major EUCAS 2017 conference, which will also include events aimed at the general public
HL-LHC short-model magnets tests are going full speed ahead
During the summer, the third of a series of short, 1.5-metre-long magnet models for the HL-LHC project was successfully tested