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  • Guardians of the tunnel

    Guardians of the tunnel

    Artificial intelligence technologies are being deployed to inspect and document cracks in CERN’s tunnels in order to assess the risks for the machines inside them

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  • Register now for Beamline for Schools 2022

    Register now for Beamline for Schools 2022

    Are you a high-school student or teacher anywhere in the world? Register now for a unique opportunity to create and perform a scientific experiment at CERN

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  • Celebrating the role of basic science in sustainable development

    Celebrating the role of basic science in sustainable development

    Last week, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2022 the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD). An initiative championed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), which celebrates its 100th anniversary next year, the international year will be organised under the auspices of UNESCO. If COVID-19 has taught us

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  • CERN has a new Cultural Advisory Board

    CERN’s newly appointed Cultural Advisory Board will hold its first meeting

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  • CERN second Environment Report: concrete actions to reduce footprint

    CERN second Environment Report: concrete actions to reduce footprint

    The report covers the years 2019-2020 when the accelerator complex was in its second long shutdown, an opportunity for CERN to improve its environmental footprint on several levels

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  • Industry and research – joining forces to accelerate progress and innovation

    CERN’s industrial suppliers are crucial to advancing its scientific mission. It is through successful collaborations with businesses across a variety of industries that advancements in accelerators, detectors, computing and many other areas become realities. It is often stated that CERN is a city within a city, and this requires efficient services of all types from

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  • Environmental awareness: CERN’s process for minimising environmental noise

    Environmental awareness: CERN’s process for minimising environmental noise

    In the design phase of a new project, CERN takes into account the 2018 reference levels for noise limits, the new noise source characteristics, and noise from existing infrastructure. The data is then processed by a 3D georeferenced modelling software. Mitigation measures are defined where needed, based on the results of the modelling. Before the

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  • CERN unveils quantum research programme

    CERN unveils quantum research programme

    CERN QTI reaches its next milestone today, with the unveiling of a first roadmap defining its medium- and long-term quantum research programme

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  • Environmental awareness: Mitigation of environmental noise from CERN’s installations

    Environmental awareness: Mitigation of environmental noise from CERN’s installations

    Reducing environmental noise: Not just loud words

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  • Collide residency award launches new call for entries

    Collide residency award launches new call for entries

    Arts at CERN launches a new call for Collide, its flagship residency programme, in partnership with the City of Barcelona

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