Tag: Corinne Pralavorio
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The Science Gateway passes the million mark
The Science Gateway passes the million mark CERN’s science outreach centre attracts visitors and acclaim THURSDAY, 02 JULY 2026 By Corinne Pralavorio At 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 1 July, the Science Gateway passed the symbolic mark of one million visitors thanks to Elna, Antoni and their 10-year-old twins, who were visiting from Barcelona. Since opening in
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A journey through CERN’s past in black and white
A journey through CERN’s past in black and white An exhibition of old black-and-white photos at Geneva’s Bains des Pâquis retraces some of CERN’s history CERN’s photo archives contain hundreds of thousands of images, among them hidden gems. Many of them are beautiful, while others are surprising or downright bizarre. For a long time, these
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Happy birthday to the Passport to the Big Bang
Happy birthday to the Passport to the Big Bang The Passport to the Big Bang discovery trail is celebrating its tenth anniversary – ten years during which local people have been able to find out about science and technology while cycling around the France-Geneva countryside. Are ugly quarks the same as beauty antiquarks? Can neutrinos
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CERN Exhibitions: on the road to accessibility
CERN Exhibitions: on the road to accessibility Audio and tactile content have already been installed to make the Microcosm exhibition and the visit itineraries accessible to all Accessibility is making its way into CERN’s exhibitions. Since the summer, audio and tactile content have been available in the Microcosm exhibition. The corridor showing the history of
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When science goes beyond borders
When science goes beyond borders One of the three border posts on the CERN site is back in its usual place. These posts bear testimony to fragments of CERN’s history This is not a story of mere stones. You will probably have noticed some of the numbered posts along the 103 km border between France
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Let’s wander in the forest
Let’s wander in the forest A series of visits were organised in November to help discover horse-logging at CERN BROKEN IMAGE NOT MOVED (drupal url : https://voisins.cern/en/lets-wander-forest) Some of the activities at CERN can be rustic. More than 65 CERN people discovered in November the horse-logging technique during a series of visits organised by the
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The Automnales: 10 days of success
The Automnales: 10 days of success Tens of thousands of people visited CERN’s stand at the Automnales, where they were welcomed by enthusiastic volunteers. On Sunday, 19 November, the curtain came down on the Automnales, bringing to a close ten days of activities and exchanges at CERN’s magnificent blue stand. Some 145 000 people attended
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Inauguration of the Route de l’Europe cycle path
Inauguration of the Route de l’Europe cycle path The new cycle path between the Meyrin and Prévessin sites was officially opened on Friday, 14 October Cycling between Meyrin and Prévessin just got better. Since the new cycle path on the Route de l’Europe opened a few days ago, cyclists can now get from one site
