Lock the Planck: the kilogram has a new definition
Lock the Planck: the kilogram has a new definition Achintya Rao achintya Mon, 05/20/2019 - 14:01 The Kibble balance (a.k.a. watt balance) built by the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS) to...
View ArticleLS2 Report: 2000 kilometres of cable
LS2 Report: 2000 kilometres of cable Anaïs Schaeffer anschaef Tue, 06/25/2019 - 10:10 Some 40 000 cables will be installed or removed at CERN during LS2. Laid end to end, they would stretch for 2000...
View ArticleTwice as cold in the magnet testing hall
Twice as cold in the magnet testing hall Camille Monnin cmenard Fri, 07/05/2019 - 16:28 A new cold box has just been installed in the SM18 superconducting magnet test hall, but it’s not just a simple...
View ArticleNew service for gas orders
New service for gas orders anschaef Tue, 07/23/2019 - 09:50 Please note that a new service has been created to manage all requests concerning the supply of gases (supply, use, maintenance services,...
View ArticleLS2 Report: the complex case of vacuums in the experiments
LS2 Report: the complex case of vacuums in the experiments Corinne Pralavorio cmenard Tue, 07/23/2019 - 10:14 It takes a lot more than nothing to make a vacuum. The vacuum chambers of the LHC...
View ArticleLHC’s cooling system, an energy source for CERN’s neighbours
LHC’s cooling system, an energy source for CERN’s neighbours Anaïs Schaeffer anschaef Wed, 07/17/2019 - 22:12 Can fundamental physics keep you warm in winter? Using neurons, maybe? Think bigger! Like...
View ArticleHigh-Luminosity LHC: diggers at work 100 metres underground
High-Luminosity LHC: diggers at work 100 metres underground Elisa Pospieszny camonnin Thu, 08/01/2019 - 14:29 Excavation of PM17 shaft, installation of wire mesh and lattice girders and shotcrete...
View ArticleSensor used at CERN could help gravitational-wave hunters
Sensor used at CERN could help gravitational-wave hunters Ana Lopes achintya Fri, 08/30/2019 - 15:16 Aerial view of the Advanced Virgo detector, where a precision laser interferometer used at CERN was...
View ArticleLS2 Report: renovation of the electrical infrastructure
LS2 Report: renovation of the electrical infrastructure Anaïs Schaeffer anschaef Tue, 10/15/2019 - 14:53 You arrive at your office, switch on the lights and pick up the phone, while your computer hums...
View ArticleBroadening tunnel vision for future accelerators
Broadening tunnel vision for future accelerators achintya Wed, 10/23/2019 - 10:20 HL-LHC Underground civil engineering galleries (Image: CERN) What could the next generation of particle accelerators...
View ArticleAddressing energy challenges together
Addressing energy challenges togetherFrédérick BordryanschaefTue, 12/10/2019 - 14:43Energy is both a challenge and opportunity for research infrastructures. Not only do we need it to carry out research...
View ArticleAn energy-sustainable future for research infrastructures
An energy-sustainable future for research infrastructures Ebba JakobssonanschaefTue, 12/10/2019 - 14:52On 28 and 29 November, CERN took part in the fifth Energy for Sustainable Science at Research...
View ArticleA new target to explore the unknown
A new target to explore the unknown Camille MonnincamonninTue, 12/10/2019 - 15:15The Physics Beyond Colliders programme encompasses several new proposals and experiments that aim to use CERN’s...
View ArticleFive CERN apprentices in the class of 2019
Five CERN apprentices in the class of 2019anschaefTue, 01/14/2020 - 09:54In 2019, five CERN technical apprentices were awarded their certificat fédéral de capacité (CFC). After four years of training...
View ArticleLS2 Report: Focus on the North area
LS2 Report: Focus on the North areaCorinne PralavoriocmenardTue, 01/14/2020 - 20:00Visiting Building 887, the largest of CERN’s experiment halls, is always an astonishing experience. Hundreds of...
View ArticleEASISchool 3: School on applied superconductivity - Apply now!
EASISchool 3: School on applied superconductivity - Apply now!cmenardTue, 04/21/2020 - 16:27 The EASITrain project (https://easitrain.web.cern.ch/), an EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) training...
View ArticleGraphene’s potential to improve magnetic measurements for accelerators
Graphene’s potential to improve magnetic measurements for acceleratorsthortalaTue, 06/23/2020 - 16:02CERN and Paragraf – a technology company borne out of the department of materials science at the...
View ArticleHenri Laporte (1928 – 2020)
Henri Laporte (1928 – 2020)cmenardFri, 07/03/2020 - 09:01 Henri Laporte, Head of the technical services and buildings division 1967-1979 Head of LEP Civil engineering 1980-1989 - in 1979 in the Council...
View ArticleA new coating technique for accelerating crab cavities
A new coating technique for accelerating crab cavitiesThomas HortalathortalaTue, 07/28/2020 - 10:05Research being done as part of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) study is already bearing fruit, as...
View ArticleThe cabling of the LHC detectors moves up a gear thanks to the automation of...
The cabling of the LHC detectors moves up a gear thanks to the automation of testingThomas HortalathortalaTue, 11/03/2020 - 12:38Cables are omnipresent in the four large LHC detectors. During the...
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