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Twice as cold in the magnet testing hall

Improvements to the cryogenics infrastructure will more than double the liquid helium production capacity of SM18

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08 July, 2019
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08 July, 2019

LS2 Report: 2000 kilometres of cable

At CERN, 40 000 cables will be installed or removed during LS2. Laid end to end, they would stretch for 2000 kilometres!

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Engineering
25 June, 2019
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25 June, 2019

Lock the Planck: the kilogram has a new definition

From today, all SI base units will be defined based on natural constants, with the kilogram the last to join the ranks

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Engineering
20 May, 2019

LS2 Report: consolidating the energy extraction systems of LHC superconducting magnet circuits

The energy extraction systems absorb the energy of the LHC magnets in case of a quench. Their consolidation is conducted in collaboration with two Russian institutes

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13 May, 2019

LS2 Report: before the return of the cold

All the links in the LHC’s cryogenic chain are being examined with a fine-tooth comb in order to detect and correct any issues

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30 April, 2019
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30 April, 2019

Moving out of Academia to industrial engineering

A round-table with CERN alumni focused on making the move from CERN to industry

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Engineering
19 March, 2019

First civil-engineering milestone passed for HL-LHC

Excavation of the two new shafts for the HL-LHC at points 1 and 5 of the accelerator has been completed

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25 January, 2019
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25 January, 2019

More powerful protectors for higher luminosity

An important protection component for the High-Luminosity LHC has been successfully tested at the HiRadMat facility

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29 October, 2018
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29 October, 2018

A new power transformer joins CERN’s armada

After a long voyage, CERN’s newest and biggest power transformer is ready to reign over the BE2 electrical substation

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16 October, 2018
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16 October, 2018

FRESCA2: a record field for an extraordinary magnet

The FRESCA2 magnet, which will serve as a test station for the superconductors of the future, has set a new record of 14.6 teslas

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Engineering
01 June, 2018