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On the occasion of the EUCAS 2017 conference, superconducting magnets and cavities were turned into musical instruments
After Howie Day heard a parody of his 2004 single “Collide”, he flew to Switzerland to sing it at the LHC
Hear what happened when percussion group STOMP visited CERN and created more than a few big bangs
On 19 July, the world-famous, English rock band, Muse, visited CERN before taking centre-stage at Nyon’s Paléo Festival
Newly-launched Quantizer platform transforms ATLAS events into music
CERN's official engagement with the arts announces new artists in residence and three open calls for Accelerate @ CERN and Collide @ CERN Geneva
Last month, indie rockers Deerhoof battled with the noise of CERN’s magnet test facility in honour of the LHC’s ramp up to 13 TeV
CERN researchers performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in the third annual workshop of ‘The physics of music and the music of physics’
CERN will be back at the Montreux Jazz Festival for its third annual workshop: ‘The Physics of Music and The Music of Physics’ on 9 July at 3pm
A group of CERN scientists perform musical compositions created using data sonification of experimental results from four LHC detectors
CERN physicists joined composers and musicians to rock out with the universe at the Montreux jazz festival this week