A record year for the LHC
LHC proton running for 2016 reached a conclusion on 26 October, after seven months of colliding protons at an energy of 13 TeV. The tally for the year is truly impressive. I could mention the fact t...
The usefulness of ‘useless’ knowledge
It is practically impossible to find a piece of technology that cannot be traced back to the work of scientists motivated purely by a desire to understand the world.
Reactors and accelerators join forces
Nuclear reactors are usually thought of in the context of electricity generation, whereby heat generated by nuclear fission produces steam to drive an alternator. A less well-known class of nuclear-fi...
The end of computing’s steam age
Steam once powered the world. If you wanted to build a factory, or a scientific laboratory, you needed a steam engine and a supply of coal. Today, for most of us, power comes out of the wall in the fo...
Futures intertwined
CERN and Fermilab have a rich history of scientific accomplishment. Fermilab, which is currently the only US laboratory fully devoted to particle physics, tends to favour fermions: the top and bottom ...
A global lab with a global mission
Our world has been transformed almost beyond recognition since CERN was founded in 1954. Particle physics has evolved to become a field that is increasingly planned and co-ordinated around the world. ...
The HL-LHC: a bright vision
The LHC is one of the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments. Its design and construction required more than 20 years of hard work and the unique expertise of a number of e...
The CERN effect
"Scientific culture and societal impacts advancing hand-in-hand through cutting-edge research: it is this that makes CERN worthy of the support it receives from governments worldwide."
Charting the future of CERN
Over the next five years, key events shaping the future of particle physics will unfold. We will have results from the second run of the LHC, and from other particle and astroparticle physics projects...
Science: a model for collaboration?
Today, science, technology and innovation are among the most powerful forces driving social change and development. However, what is the actual role that a fundamental science laboratory like CERN can...
