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A 350-metre-tall tower to purify argon
CERN is participating in ARIA, a project to build a 350-metre column to produce extra-pure argon to be used in a dark-matter search experiment
How to produce the purest argon ever?
CERN is helping to align and test a 350-metre column to produce extra-pure argon for a dark-matter search experiment
New life for an old technology: canted cosine theta magnets
CERN is developing a corrector magnet for the High-Luminosity project that has a peculiar design (to say nothing of its name…)
How can superconductors contribute for a greener future?
An international group of students found new applications of superconductors during the Superconductor Hackathon at CERN
Crab cavities get into their shells
The two crab cavities have been put in their helium vessels and are currently being installed in their cryostat
Superconductors take centre stage
Superconductors are the primary focus of next week’s major EUCAS 2017 conference, which will also include events aimed at the general public
HL-LHC short-model magnets tests are going full speed ahead
During the summer, the third of a series of short, 1.5-metre-long magnet models for the HL-LHC project was successfully tested
The microscope that digs deep for answers
An elaborate nano-workstation for 3D imaging at CERN gives insights into what lies beneath the surface of materials
The crown jewel of the HL-LHC magnets
The new quadrupole magnets designed for the insertion regions for the LHC upgrade exploit cutting-edge technological innovations
How will SuShi protect the FCC?
A new shield septum magnet is being developed to protect the FCC machine from the beam’s extremely high energy