Category: News
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Public conferences on space exploration
Public conferences on space exploration 15 et 16 April 2015: 2 public lectures in English in the frame of the AMS Days at CERN The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) Experiment on the International Space Station has to date recorded over 60 billion cosmic ray events (e-, e+, p, antiproton, He, Li, B/C …) up to
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Proton beams are back in the LHC
Proton beams are back in the LHC After two years of intense maintenance and consolidation the Large Hadron Collider is back in operation After two years of intense maintenance and consolidation, and several months of preparation for restart, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the most powerful particle accelerator in the world, is back in operation.
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CineGlobe returns for its fifth edition at CERN
CineGlobe returns for its fifth edition at CERN CERN will be hosting the next CineGlobe International Film Festival on 24 – 29 March Geneva, 16 March 2015. CERN1 will be hosting the next CineGlobe International Film Festival on 24 – 29 March. For its fifth edition, CineGlobe celebrates the theme of ‘Convergence’. This theme embraces
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CERN’s Large Hadron Collider gears up for run 2
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider gears up for run 2 CERN announced today at the 174th session of the CERN Council that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is gearing up for its second three-year run Geneva, 12 December 2014. CERN announced today at the 174th session of the CERN Council that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
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CERN inaugurates steel sculpture
CERN inaugurates steel sculpture “Wandering the immeasurable” – a 15-tonne sculpture next to the Globe of Science and Innovation – was inaugurated at a ceremony on Saturday At a ceremony on Saturday morning, CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer and Mayor of Meyrin Monique Boget inaugurated "Wandering the immeasurable" – the 15-tonne steel sculpture by the Globe
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Public conference : accelerating innovation… in medicine
Public conference : accelerating innovation… in medicine Thursday 20 November, come and discover how protons and carbon ions fight cancer… Particles that fight cancer: the use of protons and carbon ions in cancer therapy Cancer is a major societal issue. A key challenge for cancer therapy is the complex and multifaceted nature of the disease,
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Wright Science Colloquium: Revelations about the Sun
Wright Science Colloquium: Revelations about the Sun A series of fascinating lectures about the Sun will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 10 to 14 November A series of fascinating lectures about the Sun and a sound and light show are being organised by the Wright Science Colloquium, which takes place from 10 to 14
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CERN Council selects next Director-General
CERN Council selects next Director-General At its 173rd Closed Session today, CERN Council selected the Italian physicist, Dr Fabiola Gianotti, as the Organization’s next Director-General Geneva, 4 November 2014. At its 173rd Closed Session today, CERN1 Council selected the Italian physicist, Dr Fabiola Gianotti, as the Organization’s next Director-General. The appointment will be formalised at
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UN and CERN celebrate science for peace and development and CERN’s 60th anniversary
UN and CERN celebrate science for peace and development and CERN’s 60th anniversary The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) celebrated science for peace and development highlighting the values of science and its ability to build bridges between nations The event was the last in a
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CERN turns 60, celebrates peaceful collaboration for science
CERN turns 60, celebrates peaceful collaboration for science A gala ceremony today brings together official delegations from 35 countries to celebrate CERN’s 60th anniversary Today, CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is blowing out 60 candles at an event attended by official delegations from 35 countries. Founded in 1954, CERN is today the largest
