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The SM18 test facility in the HL-LHC era
SM18 is one of the largest magnet test facilities in the world. Dedicated to testing superconducting magnets and radiofrequency cavities, it is now waiting for the first HL-LHC components
First 3D printing of crucial component to bring accelerators closer to society
The first additive manufacturing of a critical accelerator component paves the way for more affordable and versatile particle accelerators.
A remedy against electron clouds inside particle colliders
An LHC quadrupole whose beam screen had been coated with a fine layer of carbon displayed minimal heat load in comparison to other magnets, constituting a promising step in eliminating electron clouds in future particle accelerators
Winner of the “Mining the Future” competition announced
From brick-building to online flow analyses, ideas abound for sustainable reuse of excavated material from a tunnel for a potential future CERN facility thanks to the “Mining the Future” competition held as part of the FCC Innovation Study.
Guardians of the tunnel
Artificial intelligence technologies are being deployed to inspect and document cracks in CERN’s tunnels in order to assess the risks for the machines inside them
A 3D laser scanner is shaking up component inspection at CERN
A laser scanner acquired in 2020 by the EN department’s metrology laboratory produces high-resolution 3D modelling of a wide variety of components
Sparking breakthroughs in radiation protection for spacecraft, aviation and accelerators
The CERN-coordinated and EU-funded RADSAGA project is coming to an end after four years of rewarding research into radiation protection for electronics
Mining the Future
Join this international competition and submit your ideas for applications that could turn rock excavated during tunnelling for future CERN colliders into a resource
HL-LHC radiation protection robot passes first in-cavern test with flying colours
The CERN CRANEbot successfully handled a vacuum module in the CMS cavern without the need for human intervention in a decisive test for the HL-LHC project
Additive manufacturing opens up new prospects at CERN
Lightweight, robust, complex parts produced using additive manufacturing (3D printing) are proving their worth in the accelerators