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  • Timepix: from CERN’s galleries to the Moon

    Timepix: from CERN’s galleries to the Moon

    The renowned Timepix detector celebrates its 10-year anniversary on the International Space Station by flying to the Moon: the chip features in NASA’s future lunar programme

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  • Fighting cancer with LIGHT

    Fighting cancer with LIGHT

    A novel proton accelerator for cancer treatment, based on CERN technology, is getting ready to receive its first patients in the United Kingdom

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  • Applications open for 2023 CERN openlab summer student programme

    Are you a bachelor’s or master’s student in computer science, mathematics, engineering or physics? Do you have a strong computing profile, and would you be interested in working on advanced computing projects at CERN during summer 2023? If so, we have just the solution for you: the CERN openlab summer student programme. CERN openlab is

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  • Quantum deep: delving into quantum technologies at CERN’s QT4HEP conference

    Quantum deep: delving into quantum technologies at CERN’s QT4HEP conference

    The event discussed the latest developments in quantum technologies and identified activities within particle physics and beyond that can most benefit from their application

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  • Big Science Business Forum 2022: a meeting point between CERN and industry

    Big Science Business Forum 2022: a meeting point between CERN and industry

    The second edition of the Big Science Business Forum (BSBF) highlighted the added value for companies of doing business with CERN, from gaining new knowledge to fostering innovation

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  • First Run 3 physics result by CMS

    First Run 3 physics result by CMS

    CMS measured the top-quark pair production cross section

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  • Arts at CERN and Pro Helvetia launch an open call for Connect India

    Arts at CERN and Pro Helvetia launch an open call for Connect India

    Arts at CERN announces a new open call for artists from Switzerland and India

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  • Sparks!: CERN’s serendipity forum brings together experts to discuss Future Technology for Health

    Sparks!: CERN’s serendipity forum brings together experts to discuss Future Technology for Health

    A set of talks and forum on 17-18 November, following a podcast series featuring experts in the field

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  • LHCb’s new VELO springs into action

    LHCb’s new VELO springs into action

    The subdetector aligned more closely with the LHC beam than ever before, marking an important milestone in LHCb data taking

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  • ALICE explores the hidden charm of quark–gluon plasma

    ALICE explores the hidden charm of quark–gluon plasma

    The ALICE collaboration shows that different bound states of a charm quark and its antimatter counterpart are differently modified by quark–gluon plasma, opening new avenues for studying this special state of matter and its effects

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