Tag: CERN community

  • Fundamental research: at the heart of innovation

    We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of the WWW, first proposed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. Much will be said on that subject over the coming days, but it’s also an opportunity to reflect on the role of fundamental research in the process of innovation

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  • FASER: CERN approves new experiment to look for long-lived, exotic particles

    FASER: CERN approves new experiment to look for long-lived, exotic particles

    The experiment, which will complement existing searches for dark matter at the LHC, will be operational in 2021

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  • The time of the LHC Injectors Upgrade project

    After years of careful preparation, the LHC’s second long shutdown, LS2, is now under way. Over the coming 18 months, the upgrade of the LHC’s injector complex will be the primary focus for technical teams across the Organization

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  • What’s in store for the CMS detector over the next two years?

    What’s in store for the CMS detector over the next two years?

    With the LHC switched off for a two-year technical stop, CMS is undergoing significant maintenance and upgrades

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  • Wheels in motion: what’s planned for ATLAS in the next two years?

    Wheels in motion: what’s planned for ATLAS in the next two years?

    Enhancing ATLAS’s detection capabilities in preparation for the LHC restart

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  • Bruno Nicolai 1930–2018

    Bruno Nicolai 1930–2018

    Bruno Nicolai 1930–2018 — Bruno Nicolai, former coordinator of the installations at LIL (LEP Injector Linacs) and EPA (Electron Positron Accumulator) passed away on 11 November 2018. Just a few hours later, his wife, Annamaria Vecchiatti, also passed away. Bruno and Annina (this is the affectionate nickname Bruno used to call his wife) got married

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  • Celebrating women and girls in science

    Yesterday was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an annual event that CERN is proud to support. This year, as part of an initiative of CERN, the University of Geneva and EPFL, some 57 women scientists will be going into 146 local school classes throughout this week to discuss careers in science

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  • Upgrading ALICE: What’s in store for the next two years?

    Upgrading ALICE: What’s in store for the next two years?

    Major internal improvements await the ALICE detector during CERN’s Long Shutdown 2 (LS2)

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  • Bastiaan De Raad (1931–2018)

    Bastiaan De Raad (1931–2018)

    Bastiaan De Raad(1931–2018) — It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague Bas De Raad. A memorial service will be held on Sunday 24th March at 14.30h at the Temple Protestant de Satigny. A full obituary will be published in the May/June issue of the CERN Courier. His

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  • André Mischke (1972–2018)

    André Mischke (1972–2018)

    In memory of André Mischke, by the ALICE collaboration

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