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Highlights from the ATTRACT deep-tech conference
From medical imaging to a robotic fish, the ATTRACT conference explored a wealth of breakthrough technologies
LS2 Report: 144 new muon detectors in CMS
CMS now has a new layer of detectors: 144 gas electron multiplier (GEM) chambers have been installed to detect the muons produced in the very forward region of CMS
Flashes of electrons against cancer
Meet Steinar Stapnes, Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) project leader, in the first of our Knowledge Transfer spotlight series
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
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
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
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
Rubbia shares Global Energy Prize
Carlo Rubbia was recognised for his promotion of sustainable nuclear energy use and natural-gas pyrolysis
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
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