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The winners of the 13th edition of the Beamline for Schools (BL4S) competition have been selected. BL4S is a physics competition that was initiated by CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, and is open to secondary school pupils from all around the world. Participants are invited to submit a proposal for a physics experiment to be undertaken at the beamline of a particle accelerator,

In a particle accelerator, radiofrequency (RF) systems are among the crucial components that make beam production possible. While magnets guide the particles around the ring, RF systems provide the beam with its longitudinal structure: they accelerate it, keep it captured in bunches, shape it, split it, rotate it and ensure synchronisation for transfer to the next machine.On 21 May, an eight-hour

While the heavy-ion run season is in full swing at the LHC, let’s look back at the low-energy run that took place on 29 and 30 April. In yet another demonstration of the versatility of CERN’s accelerator complex, the LHC briefly departed from its standard high-energy operation to perform a special low-energy run dedicated primarily to the needs of the LHCb experiment. Conducted at a beam energy of

Researchers at the AEgIS experiment have piloted a new method to delve into the heart of atoms. This proof-of-principle study, recently reported in Physical Review Research, shows how antiprotons – the antimatter counterparts of protons – could be used to probe the outer edges of a wider range of atomic nuclei. And with CERN’s recent world-first demonstration of antiproton transportation, this tec

On the occasion of St Florian’s Day, the annual celebration honouring the patron saint of firefighters, CERN’s Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) welcomed four new firefighters – part of this year’s new intake – to its diverse team of 15+ nationalities, alongside two state-of-the-art vehicles. The ceremony was attended by CERN’s Director-General, as well as representatives from local company Firmenich

This week’s coverage was dominated by the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project, following its inclusion in the European Strategy for Particle Physics update at the CERN Council meeting in Budapest. International media continued to report on this story. Additionally, Olivier Brüning, CERN Director for Accelerators and Technology, covered this and other topics during his interview with INFN Newsle

THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCEALUMNI STORIES: Look Who We Bumped Into — Michel Delacollette GROUPS: Vienna, Digital Memory, Space Group, Helsinki, Morocco, New YorkAI FOR SCIENCE NEWSLETTEREVENTS: Knowledge Transfer Seminar on CERN’s Single Frequency Raman LaserFROM CERN: ALPHA antimatter precision milestone & ATLAS observes new particleALUMNI STORIESLook Who We Bumped Into — Michel Delacollette M

Did you know that one of the benefits of being a member of the CERN Alumni Network is the possibility to come back on site?Check out the next “Look Who We Bumped Into” video to see what Michel Delacolette said about his time at CERN as well as subsequest career in the fields of green investments, coaching and writing.

Please find below the media monitoring report for the period 18–24 May 2026. These press cuttings have been selected from 1531 results identified by our media monitoring system.This week’s coverage was dominated by the decision to include the Future Circular Collider (FCC) in the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP), following the Council Session held in Budapest. The Hungar

Today, following more than two years of intense work of the European particle physics community under the auspices of the European Strategy Group, the CERN Council updated the European Strategy for Particle Physics [link to Resolution], which sets out an ambitious scientific vision for the field. The 2026 Strategy update offers a clear path to maintain European leadership in high-energy physics wh

The ATLAS Collaboration reports the first observation of the Bc*+ meson, an excited counterpart of a particle made up of a charm quark and a bottom antiquarkAt the Large Hadron Collider Physics conference this week, physicists from the ATLAS Collaboration reported the first observation of a new particle with properties consistent with the Bc*+ meson. This particle is an excited version of the Bc+

Alumni of the 1976 Summer Student Programme took a tour of the place where they first met 50 years agoOn 8 May 2026 a group of alumni of CERN’s Summer Student Programme reunited at the place where they first met 50 years ago.The group of four (left to right: Dave Eyre, Christian Gerke, Theo Oyevar and Claus Gössling) first came to CERN in 1976, when the Super Proton Synchrotron had just begun oper

THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCECOMMUNITY: Fourth Collisions reunion & call for talks submissionsCAREERS: From CERN to industry — Andrea Dotti shares what worked when transitioningGROUPS: Eindhoven, Vienna, Digital Memory, Space groupFCC: Dedicated group, news, and public eventsEVENTS: Knowledge Transfer Seminar — Precision Instrumentation and CERN’s Single Frequency Raman LaserFROM CERN: Summer stu

Moving from CERN to industry is a path many alumni have walked, but it's rarely straightforward. How do you make your research experience resonate with a recruiter? What belongs on your CV, and what doesn't? How do you prepare for interviews where no one has heard of ROOT or GEANT4?In this series, we ask alumni who have successfully made the transition to share what actually worked for them - prac

THIS WEEK’S DIGEST AT A GLANCECOMMUNITY: New FCC discussion group & May CAN-doers of the monthEVENTS: Virtual Company Showroom with Comet & CERN Alumni Budapest lunchGROUPS: Milan–Turin, Madrid, Vienna, Digital Memory, SustainabilityFROM CERN: Machine learning at the speed of collisionsCOMMUNITYFuture Circular Collider — Join the discussionAs the public consultation process for the Future Circular

Originally derived from a technology developed to explore the fundamental nature of the Universe, Medipix3 technology now powers a medical scanner that is on track to benefit an increased number of patients. MARS Bioimaging Ltd has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its portable photon-counting CT scanner for upper-limb imaging, allowing the system to ente

View the video hereWhen you want to capture an important moment in your life, you often take a photo. You could write down the key details instead – who you were with, where you were, the time of day – but this information might not be as impactful as a picture of the event. Physicists like to record particle collisions in a similar way using so-called “event displays”, but producing these is a li

In a major milestone for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) in the US, approximately 4500 tonnes of steel beams will soon be moved 1.5 km underground to build the structural elements of two enormous detectors. CERN is playing a key role in DUNE, an international endeavour to explore the mysterious properties of neutrinos.On 7 May, CERN Director-General Mark Thomson attended an event a

Smart and fast decision making is key when dealing with the onslaught of collisions at the LHC. At the High-Luminosity LHC (HiLumi LHC), the ATLAS and CMS experiments are expected to process detector data at rates corresponding to roughly a quarter of the 2025 global internet traffic. All in real time, as part of the first stages of event selection.Each second, billions of protons crash into one a

On 20 April 2026, another important milestone was reached for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HiLumi LHC) project, with the start of the electrical powering of the 95-metre-long test stand called the Inner Triplet String (IT String). Following its successful cryogenic cooldown to 1.9 K (‑271.3 °C) a few weeks ago, it will be powered up progressively, circuit by circuit, over the next fe