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Hélène Langevin-Joliot, physicist and granddaughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, will talk about her career in a traditionally male-oriented profession
The Globe of Science and Innovation reopened its doors to the public on Tuesday, 19 April 2016, after almost a year of extensive renovations.
CERN launches a new website for visitors as Globe reopens to the public after extensive renovation
"Wandering the immeasurable" – a 15-tonne sculpture next to the Globe of Science and Innovation – was inaugurated at a ceremony on Saturday
The Universe of Particles exhibition in CERN's Globe of Science and Innovation has won a certificate of excellence from the travel website TripAdvisor
The skylight at the top of the Globe of Science and Innovation has recently been fitted with adjustable "smart" glass
