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Timepix: from CERN’s galleries to the Moon

The renowned Timepix detector celebrates its 10-year anniversary on the International Space Station by flying to the Moon: the chip features in NASA’s future lunar programme

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15 November, 2022
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15 November, 2022

Fighting cancer with LIGHT

A novel proton accelerator for cancer treatment, based on CERN technology, is getting ready to receive its first patients in the United Kingdom

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09 November, 2022
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09 November, 2022

Spectroscopic X-ray imaging now certified for medical use

The CERN Workshops on Medical Applications of Spectroscopic X-ray Detectors have been instrumental in advancing spectroscopic X-ray imaging and bringing it from the lab to the clinic

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31 August, 2022
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31 August, 2022

CERN tech in space: the first CERN-driven satellite has been successfully launched

With the launch of the CELESTA satellite for radiation monitoring in space, CERN shows its expertise in the field of radiation effects on electronics

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14 July, 2022
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14 July, 2022

ATTRACT unveils the projects that will benefit from its €28 million fund for innovation

ATTRACT, a research and innovation project funded by the European Union and backed by a consortium of nine partners, including CERN, will commit €28 million to finance 36 projects from more than 20 countries

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22 July, 2022
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22 July, 2022

Promising start for future environmental applications of CERN technologies

On 27 June, the CIPEA Innovation Day welcomed 15 innovative project proposals reflecting the CERN community’s commitment to tackling environmental challenges

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12 July, 2022

CERN’s CARA tool spawns valuable data on viral infection mechanisms

Accurate modelling of viral infection rates in indoor settings has been presented in detail in a peer-reviewed paper co-authored by CERN experts

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23 February, 2022
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23 February, 2022

CERN computer servers set sail for Lebanon

On 14 January, CERN representatives met with a Lebanese delegation to celebrate the shipping of donated computer servers to Lebanon following a fundraising campaign for the High-Performance Computing for Lebanon (HPC4L) project

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14 January, 2022
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14 January, 2022

Researchers use CERN technology to evaluate risk of COVID-19 transmission

The CERN-developed COVID Airborne Risk Assessment tool (CARA) is helping researchers from the University of Geneva assess the effectiveness of different measures to limit SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in schools

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02 September, 2021
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02 September, 2021