Tag: CERN community
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Outreach award for initiative to teach high-school physics with CERN detectors in Spain
CERN microelectronics experts, secondary school teachers in Catalonia and researchers at the University of Barcelona have teamed up to facilitate the dissemination of Minipix detectors in Spanish secondary schools
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CERN staff member now ESA astronaut
Congratulations to CERN staff member Slawosz Uznanski for making it to the new class of European Space Agency astronauts in the reserve pool
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Donald Perkins (1925 – 2022)
Donald Perkins(1925 – 2022) — British physicist Don Perkins, who played a significant role in shaping the world of particle physics from the 1940s onwards, passed away on 30 October at the age of 97. After graduating from Imperial College, London, Perkins obtained a PhD under the supervision of Nobel Laureate George Paget Thomson. As
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First lead-ion collisions in the LHC at record energy
On Friday, 18 November, a test using collisions of lead ions was carried out in the LHC and provided an opportunity for the experiments to validate the new detectors and new data-processing systems ahead of next year’s lead-lead physics run.
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Science Gateway: the first trees for the forest have arrived
Forty-five large trees have been delivered to CERN this month. More than 400 trees will ultimately make up the Science Gateway forest
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Mobility is changing at CERN
Contribute to the evolution of mobility at CERN by taking a new survey
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Computer Security: Freemium paywalls
Lots of software are provided to CERN for free, and not just open-source software. But what do they actually mean when they say “free”?
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Ten years on, Arts at CERN cements its role fostering dialogue between physics and art
CERN scientists are keen to create connections with the international artistic and cultural communities
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First 3D printing of crucial component to bring accelerators closer to society
The first additive manufacturing of a critical accelerator component paves the way for more affordable and versatile particle accelerators.