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First European hospital receives 3D colour X-ray scanner using CERN technology

MARS Bioimaging's 3D colour X-ray scanner has arrived in Europe for clinical trials that will lead to medical use of a CERN technology

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26 August, 2021
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26 August, 2021

CERN-tested optical fibres now in space

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has activated Lumina, an optical fibre-based dosimetry experiment on board the International Space Station

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20 August, 2021
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20 August, 2021

UNOSAT at CERN: Satellite mapping for the good of humanity

A look back at 20 years of hosting UNOSAT, the newly recognised United Nations Satellite Centre

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05 July, 2021
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05 July, 2021

CLEAR study paves the way for novel electron-based cancer therapy

The study, conducted at CERN’s CLEAR test facility, demonstrates how very high-energy electron beams can be focused onto deep-seated cancerous tumours

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24 June, 2021
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24 June, 2021

Crystal Clear, 30 years on

The Crystal Clear collaboration is celebrating its 30th anniversary this April – an opportunity to retrace an unusual journey

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Experiments
28 April, 2021
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28 April, 2021

On Earth Day, CERN underlines its commitment to a better planet

CERN’s state-of-the-art technologies are being translated into solutions for a greener future

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22 April, 2021
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22 April, 2021

CERN launches Technology Impact Fund to address global challenges

First selected project could save lives by providing earlier earthquake alerts

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18 March, 2021
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18 March, 2021

CERN collaborations open new horizons for cancer therapy

CERN’s Next Ion Medical Machine Study (NIMMS) and new European projects are building on existing hadron-therapy research to treat cancer

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04 February, 2021
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04 February, 2021

CERN announces new open data policy in support of open science

A new open data policy for scientific experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will make scientific research more reproducible, accessible, and collaborative

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11 December, 2020
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11 December, 2020

New 3D colour X-rays made possible with CERN technology

Stunning new images pave the way for large-scale human trials, two years on from the first ever 3D colour human X-ray using CERN Medipix3 technology

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18 November, 2020
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18 November, 2020

CERN meets quantum technology

The CERN Quantum Technology Initiative will explore the potential of devices harnessing perplexing quantum phenomena such as entanglement to enrich and expand its challenging research programme

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Computing
30 September, 2020
Computing
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30 September, 2020

CERN technology helps rediscover lost painting by Raphael

CERN’s Timepix particle detectors, developed by the Medipix2 Collaboration, help unravel the secret of a long-lost painting by the great Renaissance master, Raphael

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21 September, 2020
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21 September, 2020