Tag: General public
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Enabling open access to books
An expanded collaboration agreement between CERN and the OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) Foundation sees the Laboratory directly hosting the OAPEN Library and the Directory of Open Access Books in its Data Centre
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CERN detector could help to improve head tumour radiotherapy
Scientists are testing a new device to help target cancer cells more accurately in ion radiotherapy of head and neck tumours, which could help limit the treatment’s side effects. It includes Timepix3, a small particle detector developed at CERN
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The Open Quantum Institute launches its pilot phase at CERN
The three-year pilot will build on the efforts to date to help unleash the full power of quantum computing for the benefit of all
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LHCb observes a new decay mode of the charmed beauty meson
The result has implications for future searches for rare beauty meson decays and for the interpretation of results from the Fermilab g-2 experiment
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ABB and CERN identify 17.4% energy-saving opportunity in the Laboratory’s cooling and ventilation motors
Through a strategic research partnership focused on CERN’s cooling and ventilation systems, energy efficiency audits have helped to identify a savings potential of 17.4% across a total of 800 motors
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A new data centre at CERN
The new data centre complements the existing centre and will allow CERN to respond to the growing data-processing needs of the worldwide scientific community
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From particle physics to medicine
Spend a fascinating evening discovering how the technologies of particle physics are driving progress in medicine
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AEgIS experiment paves the way for new set of antimatter studies by laser-cooling positronium
In cooling positronium with laser light for the first time, AEgIS may also have taken the first step towards a matter–antimatter system that emits laser-like gamma-ray light
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CERN’s accelerators gear up for action after the winter maintenance break
A new physics run is about to begin! The first particle beams should reach the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on 11 March
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CMS collaboration explores how AI can be used to search for partner particles to the Higgs boson
This search uses computer vision techniques to look for collimated bursts of light, a potential signature of Higgs partner particles