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CMS Experiment at CERN @cmsexperiment.bsky.social · 4d

Congrats to Congqiao Li, Christina Wenlu Wang, & Ho Fung Tsoi for rising above a pool of 19 nominees with their exceptional research and winning the 2024 CMS PhD Thesis Award! 🏆

🔗Find out more, including a video of the winners answering questions: cms.cern/news/cms-phd...

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 3d

Physicists from around the world and institutes came together to present their recent results and to discuss the exciting future of particle physics.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 3d

In case you missed it, here’s an overview of the 2025 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics, which took place this summer in Marseille, France. #EPSHEP2025

@cnrs-in2p3.bsky.social @epshep2025.bsky.social

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 3d

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Surface treatment: secrets of success in vacuum science – CERN Courier

Paolo Chiggiato and Leonel Ferreira explain the critical role that surface modification plays in big-science vacuum systems.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 3d

The cleaning took place in the Laboratory II chemical cleaning shop, on CERN’s French site.

#DidYouKnow that materials exposed to the high-energy beams in a particle accelerator must fulfil a demanding checklist of mechanical, electrical and vacuum requirements?

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 3d

#ThrowbackThurdsday to 1973 💫

Here we see the cleaning of vacuum chambers for the Super Proton Synchrotron, the second-largest machine in CERN’s accelerator complex. Today, it serves as an acceleration stepping stone between the Proton Synchrotron and the #LHC.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 3d

Find out more: home.cern/news/news/kn...

The CERN chips transforming science and society

Medical imaging, radiotherapy, space dosimetry, material analysis. These are just a few of the many areas that have been impacted by advanced semiconductor chips developed in recent decades by the Med...

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 3d

CERN's Chips: Transforming Science and Society

From pioneering colour X-rays to uncovering art forgeries, semiconductor chips - initially developed for particle physics experiments - are making remarkable societal impacts. Discover how CERN’s Medipix collaborations are driving these innovations.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 4d

It is open six days a week (Tuesday – Sunday) with activities running from 9.00 to 17.00 throughout the year.

Plan your visit: visit.cern

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 4d

#FunFact: In less than two years of its opening, CERN Science Gateway welcomed 750.000 visitors from 179 countries.

From public events and science shows, to hands-on experiments and exhibitions, Science Gateway has something for everyone, from ages five and up.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 4d

Happy anniversary #CERNScienceGateway 💫

Today, CERN’s #PhotoOfTheWeek features our science center for education and outreach, which was inaugurated and open to the public two years ago.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 5d

BL4S is an education and outreach project supported by the CERN & Society Foundation, where teams of high-school students propose an experiment to be performed on a beamline.

Find out more: home.cern/news/news/ce...

2025 Beamline for Schools winners at CERN, DESY and the University of Bonn

From 10 to 24 September, CERN, DESY (the German electron synchrotron facility) and University of Bonn welcomed the winners of the 2025 Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition. Beamline for Schools is ...

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 5d

Day in the life of a #BL4S student 💫

Follow Maxime – one of the 2025 Beamline for Schools winners – as he takes us along for a day #AtCERN. 👇

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 5d

📣 ‘Tis the season for public events #AtCERN

CERN invites you to join our upcoming events this November. #GenerationHiggs

If you're in the Geneva (Switzerland) area, enjoy a rich cultural programme featuring music, science talks, and more.

Explore the full program: visit.cern/events

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 6d

Technologies like this laser are made available to start-ups through the #CERNVentureConnect Programme.
Discover more: report2023-kt.web.cern.ch/venture-tech...

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 6d

Co-developed by CERN and Macquarie University, Australia, this innovative laser is a cost-effective technology that emits light with such extraordinary purity that its colour is about a billion times spectrally pure than the human eye can distinguish.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 6d

Here we see a Single-frequency Raman Laser.

This ultra-compact optical system, based on Raman laser conversion, is leveraging the unique properties of diamonds for high-power laser output with an ultra-narrow linewidth.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 8d

The film explores the mysteries of the #HiggsBoson and the #BigBang, celebrating research as a journey of experimentation, emotion, and the transfer of knowledge across generations.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 8d

On 25 September, CERN hosted an exclusive preview screening at #CERNScienceGateway of the documentary “Les vrais chercheurs ne savent pas ce qu’ils cherchent…” directed by Jean-Luc Perreard and Cédric Klapisch.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 8d

Why engage youth in science? 🧑‍🎓

Hear from the directors and special guests – #CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti, architect Renzo Piano, and John Elkann, President of Fondazione Agnelli – on why it is important to get the young generation interested in science.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 10d

White Rabbit meets quantum entanglement 🐇⚛️

The CERN-born open-source timing technology is being tested for its potential in quantum networks and secure quantum communication

Find out more: home.cern/news/news/co...

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 10d

#FunFact: at the time, there was an actual customs control from the French or Swiss authorities. Nowadays, the checks still exist, but are run by the Organization’s guards.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 10d

#ThrowbackThursday to 1973 at the opening of the tunnel linking Laboratory I and Laboratory II.

#DidYouKnow that CERN’s campus spreads over two countries? The tunnel connected CERN’s Main Site in Switzerland (Laboratory I), to the site in France (Laboratory II) to ensure a fast connection.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 10d

It’s a wrap for #BL4S 2025 💫

From 10 to 24 September, CERN, DESY and the University of Bonn welcomed the winners of the 2025 Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition.

Find out more: home.cern/news/news/ce...

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 11d

The screening was followed by a discussion with #CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti, Science Gateway architect Renzo Piano, and John Elkann, President of Fondazione Agnelli.

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