CERN Impact

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CERN technologies contribute to openUp2U, a learning platform for schools in Europe

The free remote-learning platform enables continued learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

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At CERN
15 April, 2020

CERN delivers protective equipment to local communities

As part of the “CERN against COVID-19” initiative, CERN has produced and delivered personal protective equipment to local organisations in the front line

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At CERN
15 April, 2020

CERN laser technology used for telecommunications

A Dutch start-up will deploy structured laser beam technology in mobile telecommunication networks

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Knowledge sharing
09 April, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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09 April, 2020

Initiatives from the CERN community in global fight against COVID-19

The “CERN against COVID-19” taskforce, which coordinates the actions, has received hundreds of suggestions to contribute to the efforts to curb the pandemic

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At CERN
08 April, 2020

CERN updates its Open Hardware Licence

Version 2.0 of the CERN Open Hardware Licence has been released, introducing three variants meant to cater to different collaborative models

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Knowledge sharing
12 March, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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12 March, 2020

How particle physics could prevent financial fraud

A new collaboration agreement sees CERN data analytics used to help protect commodity and financial markets from fraud

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Knowledge sharing
20 February, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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20 February, 2020

World’s first proton treatment of a cardiac pathology

A cancer therapy synchrotron that CERN helped to establish has treated a patient with ventricular arrhythmia for the first time

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Knowledge sharing
14 February, 2020
Knowledge sharing
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14 February, 2020

Medipix: Two decades of turning technology into applications

The story of how detector components ended up in medical imaging, in art restoration and even in space

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Knowledge sharing
18 October, 2019
Knowledge sharing
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18 October, 2019

Enabling hadron therapy in south-east Europe

A new facility following the founding principles of CERN begins its design phase

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Knowledge sharing
24 September, 2019
Knowledge sharing
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24 September, 2019

HEP’s contributions to medtech published in WIPO report

WIPO’s Global Innovation Index 2019 highlights knowledge transfer from fundamental research to medical applications

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Knowledge sharing
29 July, 2019
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29 July, 2019

Using CERN magnet technology in innovative cancer treatment

A new “gantry” design using CERN magnet technology has the potential to revolutionise hadron therapy

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Knowledge sharing
27 November, 2018
Knowledge sharing
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27 November, 2018