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Antonella Del Rosso is the internal communications editor at CERN.
The First Collisions event left all participants with fond memories of this unique experience and with a lot of enthusiasm for growth of the network
Laura Couto Rosado, winner of the "Collide Pro Helvetia" prize, looks forward to continuing her three-month residency at CERN
Laura Couto Rosado sees CERN as an ideal place to be inspired by science and to produce new works of art
The CERN experience means so much more than the time spent in the Organization. The new Alumni programme provide a life-long connection with CERN
The first magnet of the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) is ready and working according to specifications
Students from Mediterranean countries begin four month course to problem-solve societal issues
The sensor on the NA62 Gigtracker has a cooling system that might become the precursor to a completely new detector technique
The proof-of-principle experiment aims to use protons to generate powerful wakefields to accelerate an electron beam
Magnetic shielding technology developed at CERN could protect astronauts from cosmic radiation in space
On 7 May, the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) will give a seminar presenting WMO’s work to colleagues at CERN
The CALorimetric Electron Telescope is preparing for installation in the flight module that will bring it to its final destination on the ISS
Donations are helping CERN experts to turn KiCad software into an efficient tool for designing open-source hardware