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European labs get aligned at CERN

Eleven laboratories have all come to CERN to measure a girder, using their state-of-the-art equipment to establish a common definition of alignment uncertainty

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Engineering
26 January, 2026
Engineering
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26 January, 2026

Roger Perret (1951 – 2025)

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Engineering
13 January, 2026
Engineering
Obituary
13 January, 2026

Nicolaas Kos (1965 – 2025)

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Engineering
21 July, 2025
Engineering
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21 July, 2025

Lift off: CERN engineer travels to space

CERN engineer Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, now an ESA astronaut, has just taken off for the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

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Engineering
25 June, 2025
Engineering
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25 June, 2025

Joseph Tagg (1982 – 2025)

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Engineering
19 June, 2025
Engineering
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19 June, 2025

CERN engineer to go to space – don’t miss the launch! | UPDATE: LAUNCH PENDING

Former CERN engineer Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, now an ESA astronaut, will take off aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

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Engineering
06 June, 2025
Engineering
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06 June, 2025

Stefano Mazzoni (1978–2025)

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Engineering
05 May, 2025
Engineering
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05 May, 2025

John Pett (1942 – 2024)

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Engineering
29 January, 2025
Engineering
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29 January, 2025

CERN signs long-term solar power agreements

Projects can now begin so that 140 GWh/year – about 10% of CERN’s annual electricity consumption during accelerator operation years – will be provided by renewable sources from 2027

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Engineering
29 November, 2024
Engineering
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29 November, 2024

A test stand for the High-Luminosity LHC

The major upgrade of the LHC will be tested in an above-ground facility that has recently had its first superconducting system installed

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Engineering
09 October, 2024
Engineering
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09 October, 2024