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CERN intensifies collaboration with Brazil through scientific agreement with leading research centre
An agreement between CERN and the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) was signed on 4 December 2020
Reinstalling the revamped ALICE Miniframe
The upgraded ALICE Miniframe was reinstalled in the experimental cavern in November
Rooted in society
From fraud protection to vaccine production, ROOT’s wide-ranging impact is revealed in a conversation with Axel Naumann as part of our Knowledge Transfer spotlight series
Four CERN technical apprentices in the class of 2020
CERN’s final-year apprentices obtained their diplomas in spite of the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 crisis; two of them received prizes from the "Union industrielle genevoise"
Computer Security: CERN’s new first line of defence
Our new outer perimeter firewall is intended to boost performance and bandwidth as well as being a sophisticated means to better identify and protect against cyberattacks
CERN launches the Sparks! Serendipity forum
On 26 November, CERN launched a new science innovation forum, beginning with the theme of artificial intelligence (AI)
New schedule for CERN’s accelerators and experiments
The schedule for the current long shutdown (LS2) has had to be modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic
LS2 Report: Linac3 tests new equipment for higher-intensity beams
Linac3 is already producing lead-ion beams to test some crucial new equipment that could significantly increase beam intensity and quality
First LHC sector reaches nominal temperature
Sector 4-5 of the LHC has now been cooled with superfluid helium to a temperature of 1.9 K (−271.3 °C)