The ATLAS Experiment at CERN has made two years’ worth of scientific data available to the public for research purposes. The data include recordings of proton–proton collisions from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at a collision energy of 13 TeV. This is the first time that ATLAS has released data on this scale, and it …
Joint Statement of Intent between the US and CERN concerns future planning for large research infrastructures, advanced scientific computing and open science CERN Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti (right), and Principal Deputy US Chief Technology Officer, Deirdre Mulligan, of the White House Office of Science and Technology (left) at the signing ceremony. (Image: US Department of State, …
The recently launched Next-Generation Triggers project is set to remarkably increase the efficiency, sensitivity and modelling of CERN experiments The experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) require high-performance event-selection systems – known as “triggers” in particle physics – to filter the flow of data to manageable levels. The triggers pick events with distinguishing characteristics, such …
With nearly 400 services across CERN making use of the CERN Service Desk, you’ve probably had to open a few tickets over the years, from requesting a light bulb change to resetting your account password or safety questions. In fact, the Service Desk covers most of the things that a small town like CERN needs. …
Over the last ten years, CERN-born Zenodo has evolved to store ever more scientific data. Today, a new project is set to ensure Zenodo’s position as a prime repository for EU research data (Image: Zenodo) What is the link between particle physics, the study of biodiversity and historical linguistics? The thirst for knowledge? Yes, but …
On 9 December, CERN and Serbia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Serbian State Data Centre. The centre will become a Tier1 member of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG), the highest level of collaboration within the Grid The WLCG is a network of computing centres distributed across more than 40 countries that …
CERN recently hosted the fifth International Open Search symposium, where over 100 experts discussed how to make searching the web in Europe fairer and safer In October 2023, CERN hosted the fifth International Open Search symposium. Attending the symposium were more than 100 experts, comprising representatives of 60 institutes and universities, as well as representatives …