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Super and ferric: the first HL-LHC component is ready

The first magnet of the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) is ready and working according to specifications

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15 March, 2016

Last main ring components leave CERN for SESAME

Less than three years after the EC and CERN announced the start of the CESSAMag project, the final components left CERN bound for Jordan today

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01 February, 2016
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01 February, 2016

Meet the CERN robots

From retrieving data tapes to handling material safely, the robots at CERN fulfill numerous tasks

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17 December, 2015
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17 December, 2015

Vibration tests for High-Luminosity LHC project begin

In preparation for civil engineering work for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, vibration measurements have been carried out near the LHC

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17 December, 2015
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17 December, 2015

Test racetrack dipole magnet produces record 16 tesla field

CERN test magnet reaches a record-breaking goal of 16.2 tesla field, paving way for future accelerator designs

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27 November, 2015
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27 November, 2015

CERN and research institutes discuss energy sustainability

CERN’s energy coordinator showcased the laboratory’s energy efficiency plans as worldwide research institutes met to discuss energy sustainability

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18 November, 2015
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18 November, 2015

Engineers refine protection system for LHC magnets

During this week's planned technical stop, engineers modify the electrical system that protects magnet components from high current

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03 September, 2015
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03 September, 2015

A superconducting shield for astronauts

Magnetic shielding technology developed at CERN could protect astronauts from cosmic radiation in space

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05 August, 2015
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05 August, 2015

SESAME passes an important milestone at CERN

The first of the 16 magnetic sectors in the main storage ring of the future light source in Jordan has successfully passed its tests at CERN

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07 April, 2015
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07 April, 2015

XFELs in the study of biological structure

The femtosecond pulses and astonishing peak brilliance of X-ray free-electron lasers are enabling whole new classes of experiments for imaging biology

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16 March, 2015
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16 March, 2015