Balancing preservation with modernisation
Balancing preservation with modernisationCERN is 69 years old. By CERN, I mean more than 600 buildings, 54 km of roads and 64 km of underground tunnels. About 65% of CERN’s infrastructure was built...
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Carbon dioxide for the environment
Carbon dioxide for the environment Several years ago, CERN made it its mission to put the environment at the heart of its scientific research. This philosophy underpins various concrete measures to...
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Philippe Bernard (1935 – 2023)
Philippe Bernard (1935 – 2023)Born in 1935, Philippe Bernard completed his studies at the prestigious Ecole supérieure d’éléctricité in 1956. He began working at CERN in 1962 as engineer-in-charge of...
View ArticleIntroducing CERN’s robodog
Introducing CERN’s robodogBuilding 937 houses the coolest robots at CERN. This is where the action happens to build and programme robots that can tackle the unconventional challenges presented by the...
View ArticleThe SM18 test facility in the HL-LHC era
The SM18 test facility in the HL-LHC eraThe SM18 test facility, located in France, near the Meyrin site, was originally built to test and validate the magnets and radiofrequency (RF) cavities of LEP...
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From CERN to Jupiter: Juice embarks on its historic journey
From CERN to Jupiter: Juice embarks on its historic journeyIt is not only in the tunnels of CERN that we learn about the origin and composition of the Universe. Look up, and space offers the most...
View ArticleThe Technical Galleries Consolidation Project is progressing well
The Technical Galleries Consolidation Project is progressing wellThe Technical Galleries Consolidation Project started in 2021 with the aim of renovating CERN’s technical galleries, which form a 14...
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Louis Guerrero (1943 – 2023)
Louis Guerrero (1943 – 2023)Louis, known as “Loulou”, arrived at CERN in 1970. He began his engineering career at the PS Booster under the leadership of Helmut Reich and Gianni Gelato, then later moved...
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3rd International Conference on Detector Stability and Aging Phenomena in...
3rd International Conference on Detector Stability and Aging Phenomena in Gaseous Detectors Gaseous detectors for particle physics are entering a phase where operation at current experiments and future...
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A new generation of iron-dominated electromagnets has been successfully...
A new generation of iron-dominated electromagnets has been successfully tested at CERN Many physics experiments at CERN require moderate magnetic fields (around 2 tesla) in a large gap over a large...
View ArticleBalancing preservation with modernisation
Balancing preservation with modernisationCERN is 69 years old. By CERN, I mean more than 600 buildings, 54 km of roads and 64 km of underground tunnels. About 65% of CERN’s infrastructure was built...
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Carbon dioxide for the environment
Carbon dioxide for the environment Several years ago, CERN made it its mission to put the environment at the heart of its scientific research. This philosophy underpins various concrete measures to...
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Philippe Bernard (1935 – 2023)
Philippe Bernard (1935 – 2023)Born in 1935, Philippe Bernard completed his studies at the prestigious Ecole supérieure d’éléctricité in 1956. He began working at CERN in 1962 as engineer-in-charge of...
View ArticleIntroducing CERN’s robodog
Introducing CERN’s robodogBuilding 937 houses the coolest robots at CERN. This is where the action happens to build and programme robots that can tackle the unconventional challenges presented by the...
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Enhancing safety: improving seismic risk assessments
Enhancing safety: improving seismic risk assessments CERN is located in a particularly complex geological setting, which also happens to be prone to earthquakes. Seismic events of a certain magnitude...
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LHC tunnel named as one of the 50 most iconic tunnels in the world
LHC tunnel named as one of the 50 most iconic tunnels in the worldThe LEP/LHC tunnel in 1985. Three tunnel-boring machines started excavating the tunnel in February 1985 and the ring was completed...
View ArticleComing together to prepare for ambitious future projects
Coming together to prepare for ambitious future projectsFrom concept to deployment, CERN's engineering practices emphasise precision, longevity, quality and cost management, enabling groundbreaking...
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Less hungry magnets for the experiments of the future
Less hungry magnets for the experiments of the future How can we advance cutting-edge research but consume less energy? CERN’s scientists are working on innovative solutions, and superconductivity is...
View ArticleHiLumi News: new large helium tanks
HiLumi News: new large helium tanksExceptional machines call for exceptional operations. Two large helium tanks for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) were installed at Point 1 in June, and two more at...
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CERN70: Superconductors accelerate progress
CERN70: Superconductors accelerate progress20 September 2024 · Voir en françaisPart 17 of the CERN70 feature series. Find out more: cern70.cernLucio Rossi led the group responsible for superconducting...
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