Tag: Media
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Prestigious US award for CERN computing
Geneva, 11 June 2001. On 4 June in the distinguished surroundings of Washington’s National Building Museum, Les Robertson (photo), Deputy Leader of CERN1‘s Information Technology Division accepted a 21st Century Achievement Award from the Computerworld Honors Program on behalf of the Laboratory. This prestigious award was made to CERN for its innovative application of information
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Leading European Research Organisations Join Forces in EIROFORUM
Geneva, 21 May 2001. Since the early 1950s, a number of powerful research infrastructures and laboratories which are used by an extensive network of scientists have been developed and deployed within Europe by European Intergovernmental Research Organisations (EIRO). Together, they represent European spearheads in some of the most crucial basic and applied research fields. Seven
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CERN result provides definite answer to one of nature’s most subtle secrets
Geneva, 14 May 2001. At a seminar at CERN1 on 10 May the NA48 collaboration announced its final result on one of nature’s best-kept secrets : direct Charge Parity (CP)-violation. This subtle effect explains nature’s preference for matter over antimatter. Geneva, 14 May 2001. At a seminar at CERN1 on 10 May the NA48 collaboration
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CERN Hosts Science Communication Conference
Geneva, 24 January 2001. In recent years science communicators and scientists have made an enormous effort to improve the understanding of science and technology amongst the general public. What are the results? Has anything changed? More than 70 communication professionals will try to answer these questions at the conference “Bridging the gap between theory and
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European Union gives 9.8 million Euros for GRID development
Geneva, 11 January 2001. A 9.8 million euro funding over three years in support of the DataGrid project was authorized by the EC Information Society Programme (within the Fifth Framework Research Programme for technology development) at the end of December 2000 and a contract has been awarded to CERN1 as leader of the project. This
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CERN moves into the LHC era
Geneva, 15 December 2000. The CERN Council, where the representatives of the 20 Member States of the Organization decide on scientific programmes and financial resources, held its 116th session on 15 December under the chairmanship of Dr. Hans C. Eschelbacher (DE). BROKEN IMAGE NOT MOVED (drupal url : https://home.cern/news/press-release/cern/cern-moves-lhc-era) Geneva, 15 December 2000. The CERN
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Britain at CERN
Geneva, 14 November 2000. From 14 to 17 November 30 British companies will exhibit leading edge technologies at CERN1. This is Britain’s 18th exhibition at CERN since 1968. Out of the 30 companies, which attended the Britain at CERN exhibition in 1998, 25 have received an order or a contract relating to CERN during the
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A Webcast on antimatter live from CERN
Geneva, 14 November. Dive into the anti-world from the Web ! On 18 and 21 November, you will be able to discover antimatter thanks to a Webcast live from CERN1. An hour long show for the general public broadcast through the Internet will show you how and why CERN’s antimatter factory is producing anti-particles. Interviews,
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LEP shuts down after eleven years of forefront research
Geneva, 8 November 2000. After extended consultation with the appropriate scientific committees, CERN1‘s Director-General Luciano Maiani announced today that the LEP accelerator had been switched off for the last time. LEP was scheduled to close at the end of September 2000 but tantalising signs of possible new physics led to LEP’s run being extended until
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Physics in the Spotlight
CERN, ESA and ESO put Physics on Stage Geneva, 18 October 2000. Can you imagine how much physics is in a simple match of ping-pong, in throwing a boomerang, or in a musical concert? Physics is all around us and governs our lives. The World-Wide Web and mobile communication are only two examples of technologies