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World-record current in a superconductor
The CERN Superconductors team recently obtained a world-record current of 20 kA at 24 K in a magnesium diboride (MgB<sub>2</sub>) superconductor
The very model of a modern pi-mode structure
The first new PI-Mode Structure (PIMS) cavity for Linac 4 is under assembly at CERN
In pictures: Access to the last LHC splice
A team composed of CERN staff, industrial support and mechanics from Pakistan have given access to the last LHC splice for inspection
Students get charged up at RD51 electronics school
The RD51 electronics school at CERN this week had students examining high-tech readouts, trackers and detectors for particle physics
Test magnet reaches 13.5 tesla – a new CERN record
The Short Model Coil working group recently built a niobium-tin magnet with a peak magnetic field of 13.5 tesla—a record for CERN
Test magnet reaches 13.5 tesla – a new CERN record
The Short Model Coil working group recently built a niobium-tin magnet with a peak magnetic field of 13.5 tesla – a record for CERN
CERN hosts international conference on thorium technologies
CERN is currently hosting the Thorium Energy Conference ThEC13, running from 27 to 31 October, watch the webcast
New beam dump for a veteran accelerator
Watch CERN engineers install a new beam dump at the Proton Synchrotron Booster, one of CERN's older accelerators
ATLAS undergoes some delicate gymnastics
The LHC’s first long shutdown has provided the opportunity for a major programme of consolidation and improvements on the ATLAS detector
The challenge of keeping cool
The cryogenic system that cools the LHC's superconducting magnets is the largest and most advanced of its kind