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A new coating technique for deflecting crab cavities

A team from the Vacuum, Surfaces and Coatings group is studying a method of niobium coating by sputtering for use in future accelerators

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Engineering
04 August, 2020

ISOLDE reveals fundamental property of rarest element on Earth

The finding is significant for both fundamental and medical research, as the element is a promising candidate for cancer treatment by targeted alpha therapy

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Physics
30 July, 2020

ATLAS result addresses long-standing tension in the Standard Model

A new ATLAS measurement of a key feature of the Standard Model known as lepton flavour universality suggests that a previous discrepancy measured by the LEP collider in W boson decays may be due to a fluctuation

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Physics
29 July, 2020

ICHEP 2020 hosts virtual sessions for scientists and public

This year, the biggest conference for the field of high-energy physics will be held virtually and includes several sessions for the public

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Knowledge sharing
27 July, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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27 July, 2020

COVID-19 and heatwaves: a double challenge

The Medical Service outlines the preventive measures to be taken in with the event of a heatwave during the COVID-19 pandemic

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At CERN
26 July, 2020

Computer Security: Presenting images that are not yours…

Once you download a photo from the Internet, beware that it might be subject to copyright

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Computing
25 July, 2020

LS2 Report: The High-Luminosity LHC is ready for injection

A new beam absorber, developed for high luminosity, has been installed in the LHC

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Accelerators
24 July, 2020

Updated COVID-19-related health and safety measures

Newly updated health and safety measures based on the latest advice from the WHO and our Host States have just been published

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At CERN
24 July, 2020

CERN, SKA, GÉANT and PRACE collaborate on next-gen computing

The next generation of high-performance computers holds significant promise for both particle physics and astronomy but key challenges remain to be addressed

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Computing
22 July, 2020

CERN’s digital memory in colour

Some 200 000 colour stills have been scanned in the interest of preservation and ease of access

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At CERN
22 July, 2020
At CERN
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22 July, 2020