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The accelerator chain prepares for high luminosity
The accelerators that feed into the Large Hadron Collider are ready to supply more intense beams
Accelerator Report: We reached 100!
On 6 October, the total integrated luminosity passed the symbolic mark of 100 fb⁻¹, exceeding the forecast curve. This allowed the bunch intensity to be increased to explore the intensity reach and limitations in view of the HL-LHC era
Felix Bloch’s Nobel medal now on display at CERN
This year, on the occasion of what would have been the 120th birthday of Felix Bloch, first Director-General of CERN and 1952 Nobel laureate in physics, the physicist’s family generously donated his Nobel prize medal to CERN
Leadership handover at HL-LHC
Oliver Brüning, who has led the HL-LHC project since 2020, is handing the position of HL-LHC project leader over to Markus Zerlauth
HiLumi News: the cold sets in
The delivery of two huge compressors kicks off the installation of the new helium refrigerators for the High-Luminosity LHC
Investigating beneath Lake Geneva
This animation shows how different layers of the lake’s bed are being mapped as part of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) Feasibility Study
Computer Security: 20 years of securing controls (or trying to): nothing has changed?
20 years ago, control systems used to be stand-alone systems, usually decoupled from the larger enterprise networks, using their own network cabling infrastructures and programming languages dedicated to control systems. But no more…
Which bin should I use for my unwanted cast-iron blocks?
Got any blocks of cast iron lying around in a corner of your office? They might be useful for the future Beam Dump Facility (BDF) for the SPS
Fusing forces – accelerating open science through collaboration
More than 350 participants from over 40 countries met at CERN to discuss the future of open science
Firefighters’ fire safety put to the test
The CERN Fire and Rescue Service tested its own emergency preparedness in its first evacuation drill