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Flashes of electrons against cancer

Meet Steinar Stapnes, Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) project leader, in the first of our Knowledge Transfer spotlight series

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Knowledge sharing
29 September, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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29 September, 2020

CERN data storage gets ready for Run 3

Extensive consolidation of the data storage infrastructure culminated in 2020 when the new CERN Tape Archive software (CTA) entered production

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Computing
23 September, 2020
Computing
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23 September, 2020

25 years ago: the strategic move to PCs in high-energy physics

In September 1995, a paper entitled “The PC as Physics Computer for LHC?” paved the way to a new era in high-energy physics computing

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Computing
22 September, 2020
Computing
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22 September, 2020

NA63 makes crystal-clear study of radiation reaction

The NA63 collaboration has made a high-precision study of the phenomenon of radiation reaction, using particle beams and crystals

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Physics
22 September, 2020

CERN technology helps rediscover lost painting by Raphael

CERN’s Timepix particle detectors, developed by the Medipix2 Collaboration, help unravel the secret of a long-lost painting by the great Renaissance master, Raphael

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Knowledge sharing
21 September, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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21 September, 2020

Rubbia shares Global Energy Prize

Carlo Rubbia was recognised for his promotion of sustainable nuclear energy use and natural-gas pyrolysis

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At CERN
18 September, 2020
At CERN
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18 September, 2020

Computer Security: Insist to avoid troubles

The usage of pirated or otherwise illegal licences can have detrimental consequences to CERNs reputation as well as trigger financial repercussions

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Computing
17 September, 2020
Computing
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17 September, 2020

LS2 Report: All interconnections in the LHC have been closed

The DISMAC project is coming to an end: the last of the 1232 interconnections was closed in August and the cool-down of the machine will now begin

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Accelerators
16 September, 2020
Accelerators
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16 September, 2020

Two new members elected to the Senior Staff Advisory Board (“The Nine”) in 2020

"The Nine", who inform and advise the Director-General, are now seeking topics for discussion for the coming year

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At CERN
15 September, 2020

Read CERN’s first public Environment Report

CERN’s first public Environment Report, outlining the Organization's commitment to environmentally responsible research, is now available online

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At CERN
15 September, 2020
At CERN
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15 September, 2020