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Parts of the infrastructure in the vast North Area, which is supplied by the Super Proton Synchrotron, are being renovated
In 2019, five CERN technical apprentices were awarded their "certificat fédéral de capacité" (CFC)
The BDF facility is being designed for dark matter and hidden sector experiments
The latest ESSRI workshop brought together experts from national and international organisations to discuss energy management at scientific institutes
The Energy for Sustainable Science at Research Infrastructures workshops have led to the adoption of environmentally friendly solutions for energy management
CERN’s civil engineers are tackling the tunnelling challenges of a post-LHC collider
Major renovation work is under way across the entirety of CERN’s electrical network to modernise certain key facilities
A new seismic device developed by CERN and JINR is now being tested at the Advanced Virgo detector
Work for the High-Luminosity LHC is in progress right under our feet
New vacuum chambers are being developed for the ALICE and CMS experiments
Please note that a new service has been created to manage all requests concerning the supply of gases
