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Accelerator Report: A summer of hot spells for the LHC

So far the summer run has seen solid progress in luminosity production, but also some unexpected beam and machine behaviour. Careful monitoring revealed a hardware issue, now being closely watched as the LHC continues to perform at full capacity.

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Accelerators
21 August, 2025
Accelerators
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21 August, 2025

UNESCO microcar’s journey to CERN

As part of his “Swiss@UNESCO – Diplomacy on Wheels” tour, the Swiss Ambassador to UNESCO drove his Microlino car to CERN on 15 August

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At CERN
20 August, 2025
At CERN
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20 August, 2025

Summer students shine at CERN

CERN’s 2025 Summer Student programmes welcomed 341 young scientists and engineers from more than 100 nations to experience the cutting edge of particle physics research.

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At CERN
20 August, 2025
At CERN
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20 August, 2025

Building CERN’s AI Strategy

Artificial intelligence has been used at CERN since the 1980s; now a new Steering Committee is helping the Organization adopt it more widely

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At CERN
19 August, 2025
At CERN
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19 August, 2025

CERN donates computing equipment to Egypt

The donation was celebrated during a visit to CERN by the Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research on 30 July

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Computing
19 August, 2025
Computing
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19 August, 2025

CERN technology showcased in the context of UN Plastic Treaty discussions

AI data analysis techniques developed at CERN were showcased during a side event of INC-5.2 – the United Nations intergovernmental negotiating committee meeting in Geneva to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution

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Knowledge sharing
13 August, 2025
Knowledge sharing
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13 August, 2025

Computer Security: easily applied

To make your life easier, the Computer Security Office has compiled four shortlists of “Security Principles”

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Computing
12 August, 2025
Computing
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12 August, 2025

AWAKE accelerator upgrade gets a head start

Trailblazing plasma wakefield experiment, AWAKE, begins its upgrade one year ahead of the rest of CERN’s accelerator complex

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Accelerators
12 August, 2025
Accelerators
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12 August, 2025

Accelerator Report: Focus on luminosity production

Following the successful oxygen and neon ion runs, protons are back in the LHC, delivering luminosity at a high rate and slowly catching up with the forecast production rate. In addition, a slight increase of the bunch intensity is being considered

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Accelerators
31 July, 2025

CERN at the “Avignon Off” Theatre Festival

"Collision(s)", a play based on a meeting between a playwright and a CERN particle physicist, was performed at the “Avignon Off” Festival on 18 July: a deep dive into the interactions between poets and scientists

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Knowledge sharing
30 July, 2025
Knowledge sharing
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30 July, 2025