Tag: Application Area
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CLEAR
CLEAR | The CERN Linear Electron Accelerator for Research (CLEAR) is an electron test facility aimed at developing instruments and components for existing and future accelerators, testing novel concepts as plasma and THz acceleration, investigating medical applications of electron beams including dosimetry and FLASH radiotherapy, studying radiation hardness of electronics for aerospace and high energy
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HighLO
HighLO | What is HighLO?Project High Energy Physics Tools in Limit Order Book Analysis (HighLO) applies particle physics methods and tools to financial market data. GoalsWe aim to identify malicious trading behaviour such as market manipulation, to better protect markets. For societyOur research enables governments, regulators, exchanges and market participants to better understand what happens when
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HLS4ML
hls4ml | The goal of hls4ml is to provide an efficient and fast translation of machine learning models from open-source packages (like Keras and PyTorch) for training machine learning algorithms to high level synthesis (HLS) code that can then be transpiled to run on an FPGA. The resulting HLS project can be then used to produce
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VitaSenseAI
VitaSenseAI | VitaSense AI is a Machine Learning-based contactless monitoring technology enabling the estimation of physiological and non-physiological parameters (heart rate, respiration rate, facial motion, and body movements) using cameras and lasers without physical contact, electrodes, or wearable sensors, offering a hygienic, reusable, and real-time solution for monitoring people’s physiological and behavioural states. Contact Person
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Cafein
Cafein | CAFEIN® is a comprehensive federated platform developed and hosted at CERN. Integrating specialised software components, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and CERN’s robust infrastructure, it’s designed to support large-scale scientific collaboration. Contact Person Alessandro Raimondo Knowledge Transfer Officer a.raimondo@cern.ch Related Articles Projects
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Medipix
Medipix | Medipix3 is a CMOS pixel detector readout chip designed to be connected to a segmented semiconductor sensor. It acts as a camera taking images based on the number of particles which hit the pixels when the electronic shutter is open. However, Medipix3 also permits colour imaging and dead time free operation. A novel
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Timepix
Timepix | The original Timepix ASIC is a silicon chip developed at CERN by the Medipix2 Collaboration. The chip is divided into a 256×256 grid of tiny pixels, each one containing thousands of transistors that allow it to detect and analyse radiation. Its successor, Timepix2, can be programmed to operate in one of several modes
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Compact material NDT for residual stress measurement, batteries & fast fuel cell development (VULCAN)
Compact material NDT for residual stress measurement, batteries & fast fuel cell development (VULCAN) | The VULCAN (Versatile ULtra-Compact Accelerator-based Neutron source) project is a collaborative initiative to develop a compact, pulsed cold and thermal (1.5 ˚A to 3.5 ˚A) neutron source for use in industrial, research, and scientific fields. VULCAN is specifically designed to
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ZULF-RD-NMR: Zero-to-ultralow-field radiation-detected Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
ZULF-RD-NMR: Zero-to-ultralow-field radiation-detected Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | The goal of the project is to combine the advantages of very sensitive radiationdetected NMR (RD-NMR) with the advantages of the very portable zero-to-ultralow-field-NMR (ZULF-NMR), while cancelling some of the respective disadvantages. It will in particular allow abandoning the need for magnetic detection of signals. This should result
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Vacuum expertise for future powergrids (IVAC-RED/SuperNode)
Vacuum expertise for future powergrids (IVAC-RED/SuperNode) | The objective of this project is to provide CERN expertise in vacuum systems to support ongoing industrial efforts to develop innovative superconducting cables capable of handling the increased share of renewable energy necessary to achieve decarbonisation. The project will be carried out in collaboration with SuperNode, a cutting-edge
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Use of MARCHESE technology in hospital setting
Use of MARCHESE technology in a hospital setting | Need Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is an increasing relevant topic in healthcare: an efficient and reliable RPM system would allow to reduce deaths (by providing timely alerts), costs, burden on the medical staff, cross-infection . The MARCHESE technology, if successful, would blend contactless monitoring with robotics and
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Ultra-thin beam windows for maritime electron beam flue gas treatment (UTMOST CLEEN)
Ultra-thin beam windows for maritime electron beam flue gas treatment (UTMOST CLEEN) | The project aims to develop a compact and durable Electron Beam Flue Gas Treatment (EBFGT) technology for the maritime industry to remove pollutants (particularly NOx) by converting and subsequently filtering harmful by-products before the exhaust gas is released. While solutions for on-land
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Thermal Management in high-energy physics and space applications
Thermal Management in high-energy physics and space applications | High-energy physics and space applications have similar needs in terms of thermal management for electronic devides. This project aims to develop a miniaturised closed-loop micro-channel cooling device for microelectronics. The result will be efficient cooling devices for a variety of applications, able to handle the increased
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Testing steel for fusion power (Rolf Kind)
Testing steel for fusion power (Rolf Kind) | CERN has partnered with German company Rolf Kind, which specialises in the production of forgings in high-alloy stainless steels, to find the right steel for the requirements of the fusion power plants of tomorrow. Rolf Kind collaborated with CERN’s Materials, Metrology and Non-Destructive Testing section to test
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Supporting industrial materials testing (Applus+)
Supporting industrial materials testing (Applus+) | Applus+ provides testing services to companies. CERN provided a consultancy to Applus+ to support them developing an equipment to test the mechanical properties of materials at cryogenic temperatures. This consultancy was provided based on CERN’s experience designing in-house equipment for this purpose. As opposed to CERN’s test bench, the
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Support for ENLIGHT Network
Support for ENLIGHT Network | Support for the Enlight network: https://enlight.web.cern.ch/ Funding for activities and personnel : fellow, visiting scientist and trainee. Contact Person Manjit Dosanjh manjit.dosanjh@cern.ch KT Officer: Sandra Muhr sandra.elisabeth.muhr@cern.ch Related Articles Expertise
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Smart Linac – Smart Anomaly Detection and Maintenance Planning Platform for Linear Accelerators
Smart Linac – Smart Anomaly Detection and Maintenance Planning Platform for Linear Accelerators | The project intends to apply machine learning techniques to decrease maintenance costs and maximize up-time of medical LINACs for particle therapy by applying “personalized” preventive maintenance plans. This one-year pilot intends to evaluate whether this innovative approach would indeed be advantageous for commercial systems,
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Quantum Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation (QuAI4EO)
Quantum Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation (QuAI4EO) | Quantum Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation (QuAI4EO) is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and CERN, involving two PhD students between 2021 and 2025. The goal was to study the use of quantum machine learning (QML) algorithms in image analysis, with particular focus on Earth
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Precise Timing ASICs for Medical Applications
Precise Timing ASICs for Medical Applications | Need: Fast-timing detectors are crucial in fields like PET and mass spectrometry, significantly improving precision and accuracy and leading to enhanced image quality and more precise analytical results invaluable in research and diagnostics. Goal: The FastIC and FastIC+ projects have focused on designing and characterising the ASICs. The
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Potential and limitations of SPectroscopic X-RAY Imaging in Radiology and Medical Computed Tomography (SPECXRAY-IRMCT)
Potential and limitations of SPectroscopic X-RAY Imaging in Radiology and Medical Computed Tomography (SPECXRAY-IRMCT) | The main goal of the project is to use the extensive know-how on spectroscopic imaging on the ASIC point of view to better understand the behaviour of high –Z sensors. A PhD student will be hired to perform this study
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NIMMS – Next Ion Medical Machine Study
NIMMS – Next Ion Medical Machine Study | NIMMS aims to develop technologies for the next generation of compact, performant and lower cost accelerators for ion therapy cancer treatment. The project outlines an R&D programme for the development of related critical accelerator technologies ; the programme builds on existing activities and on core CERN competences. Two
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MARCHESE – Machine leArning based human ReCognition and HEalth monitoring SystEm
MARCHESE – Machine leArning based human ReCognition and HEalth monitoring SystEm | MARCHESE (Machine leArning based human ReCognition and HEalth monitoring SystEm) will develop an inexpensive, lightweight and portable device to recognise human beings and monitor at a distance health parameters (such as temperature and respiration rate). The system will use artificial intelligence technologies to detect persons and
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MACHINA – Design & construction of a transportable RFQ for PIXE analysis
MACHINA – Design & construction of a transportable RFQ for PIXE analysis | The MACHINA (Movable Accelerator for Cultural Heritage In-situ Non-desctructive Analysis) collaboration has developed a ‘miniaturised’ Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator that is expected to open up new possibilities for the analysis of fine art and cultural artefacts. It employs a technique called Particle Induced
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Liquid hydrogen maritime transportation (GTT)
Liquid hydrogen maritime transportation (GTT) | In 2023, CERN and Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), a technological expert in membrane containment systems used to transport and store cryogenic liquids, started a collaboration to develop liquid hydrogen carriers. The ambition of this project is to provide a scalable technology to store and carry liquid hydrogen in ships
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ION fragmentation for CHIMERA
ION fragmentation for CHIMERA | This proposal addresses a quite specific but critical need, building up to the on-going efforts aiming to develop a unique irradiation testing facility at CERN for high-energy/deep penetration heavy ion characterization of electronics. The main related activities (upgrading CHARM facility to enable heavy ion test campaigns) are extensively covered by
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Invenio RDM: An open-source research data management platform
Invenio RDM: An open-source research data management platform | This project aims to build an open-source turn-key research data management (RDM) platform based on already existing and successful technologies like Zenodo and Invenio v3. The project leaders have partnered up with a committed community of cross-domain research institutions and private companies in order to grow
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Industrial-grade Software for Energy Optimization of Cooling and Ventilation Plants
Industrial-grade Software for Energy Optimisation of Cooling and Ventilation Plants | The goal of this project is to develop an “Industrial-grade Software for Energy Optimization of Cooling and Ventilation Plants,” based on novel algorithms developed in EN-CV. Specifically tailored to seamlessly retrofit into existing HVAC control systems, the control systems optimization software aims to dynamically
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High-Frequency Low Energy Compact RFQ
High-Frequency Low Energy Compact RFQ | This project aims at studying the feasibility of an extremely compact source such that the source extraction system is integrated into the RFQ vacuum and RF envelope, in order to create a compact injector for the compact RFQ. It is considered a logical continuation of previous efforts developing the
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High field HTS magnet demonstrator for space
High field HTS magnet demonstrator for space | CERN and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) signed the first implementation of their bilateral collaboration framework. The project aims to define a compact high-field magnet based on advanced high temperature superconductivity technology suitable for space applications (such as high resolution astroparticle spectrometry), and to design, build and
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GEMPix4
GEMPix4 | Develop an advanced detector for imaging and dosimetry in hadron and radio therapy by coupling GEM and Timepix4 technologies. The goal of the project is to set new standards in QA, beam characterization and even microdosimetry in hadron therapy; the detector will also work with photon beams used in conventional radiation therapy, and
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FastIC Read-out chips for High-energy Physics and Medical Technologies
FastIC Read-out chips for High-energy Physics and Medical Technologies | The NINO ASIC (implemented in 250nm CMOS) is a chip for the read-out of fast radiation detectors (SiPMs, MCPs); it is widely used in high-energy physics and in other fields of science. This project aims to develop a design upgrade in a deeper sub-micron technology
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Environmental Modelling and Prediction Platform (EMP2)
Environmental Modelling and Prediction Platform (EMP2) | The EMP2 project set out to create a machine-learning based model that could be used to, for example, make predictions about the weather or track atmospheric dynamics. This model was named AtmoRep. AtmoRep can be adapted to several uses, including short-term weather forecasting, downscaling, bias corrections, spatio-temporal interpolations and
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Energy, water and gas monitoring and forecasting platform (Web Energy)
Energy, water and gas monitoring and forecasting platform (Web Energy) | WebEnergy is a software tool that allows users to monitor and forecast the energy consumption of CERN equipment. It has been operating at CERN since 2012 and has seen many developments since. Financing from CERN Knowledge Transfer went towards readying the software for use
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Energy efficiency of cooling and ventilation infrastructure (MotorSense)
Energy efficiency of cooling and ventilation infrastructure (MotorSense) | The MotorSense project aimed at assessing and improving the energy efficiency and reliability of the cooling and ventilation infrastructure of large-scale research facilities and industries through a case study of the EN-CV infrastructure at CERN. The project concluded with results above expectations and identified a savings
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Enabling solid state battery developments
Enabling solid state battery developments | Need: All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are still in the research and development phase, and while they are not yet widely deployed in commercial products, there are several applications where they are being explored and have the potential for future use: electric vehicles, portable electronics, renewable energy storage, grid energy storage,
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Enabling Novel Tracers for MRI and NMR
Enabling Novel Tracers for MRI and NMR | Need: The development of new contrast agents or tracers for MRI is vital for advancing healthcare, research, and diagnostics, allowing for more accurate and detailed imaging and insights into various biological processes and diseases. These novel tracers should allow to perform NMR/MRI scans in lower magnetic fields,
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Electron gun for EBIS injector
Electron gun for EBIS injector | Second generation Ion Beam Therapy facilities use new accelerator types, new gantry geometries and require fast tuning of the beam energy for spot scanning. This imposes higher demands on the ion source in terms of repetition rate, pulse length, pulse intensities and the ability to accelerate C6+ ions. The
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Electro Optical Modulator
Electro Optical Modulator | The project proposes to further develop and test a compact digital acquisition system with high sampling rate. This DAQ (Data Acquisition) method when compared the state-of-the-art products is 10 times cheaper for similar performance specifications. The proof of concept already has been tested successfully at the CLEAR facility. The additional development
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Distributed Optical Fibre Radiation & Temperature Sensor
Distributed Optical Fibre Radiation & Temperature Sensor | Optical fibre radiation and temperature sensors are important to monitor environments with high radiation levels, such as those in the accelerator complex of the LHC. Conventional systems are discretely distributed, but a distributed optical fire system can provide increased safety and a cost-effective implementation. This project will
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Development of TOF-PET modules toward 10ps time resolution
Development of TOF-PET modules toward 10ps time resolution | The project aims to develop detector modules with simultaneous high performance in terms of measuring the Depth of Interaction (DOI) of incoming gamma rays and the coincidence time resolution (CTR). This shall be achieved by further developing the concept of heterostructure scintillators. The researchers suggest combining
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Development of the FLUKA code for hadron therapy
Development of the FLUKA code for hadron therapy | This project is based on the Fluka Monte Carlo code, the multi particle tracking code used throughout CERN. It is proposed to develop the Fluka nuclear interaction models in order to investigate the possibility of fully replacing or combining carbon therapy treatments based on 12C ions with treatments
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Development of large-area GEMPix detector for imaging and microdosimetry
Development of large-area GEMPix detector for imaging and microdosimetry | The GEMPix is a novel detector developed in the course of the EU-funded Marie Curie project ARDENT (February 2012 – January 2016) coordinated by CERN. The detector was designed by coupling two CERN technologies, a small triple Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detector (3×3×1.2 cm3 active volume) to
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Development of industry-ready kilometre range distributed fibre optic thermo-hygrometer sensors
Development of industry-ready kilometre range distributed fibre optic thermo-hygrometer sensors | The project proposes to further develop the existing fibre optic sensors at CERN into a viable and standalone product capable of monitoring relative humidity (RH) and temperature. The sensor (in its 3rd generation of development) offers significantly better performance compared to the existing solutions
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Development of accelerating structures for a FLASH radiation facility
Development of accelerating structures for a FLASH radiation facility | CERN collaborates with CHUV (Lausanne) on the design of an innovative clinical FLASH radiation therapy facility. The baseline design is nearly complete and a Conceptual Design Report (CDR) is being written. With the feasibility of the baseline design established, the priority for the design effort
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Development of a non-destructive beam monitor based on Timepix3 for particle therapy (BGI)
Development of a non-destructive beam monitor based on Timepix3 for particle therapy (BGI) | Beam instrumentation at a particle therapy facility is vital to ensure optimal dose delivery to the patient. An ideal beam monitor would operate continuously during the beam delivery, being completely transparent to the beam and sample beam parameters with sufficient frequency
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Design and prototyping of HTS magnets for medical gantry applications (GaToroid)
Design and prototyping of HTS magnets for medical gantry applications (GaToroid) | GaToroid is an innovative gantry design based upon a toroidal magnet concept, which eliminates the need to rotate the structure. The gantry comprises a set of discrete superconducting coils constituting the toroidal magnet, and a bending device at the entrance of the structure. By
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Controlling high RF power at higher frequencies (SolidWatts)
Controlling high RF power at higher frequencies (SolidWatts) | The project develops an RF power source using injection-locked magnetrons, aiming to deliver a stable, controllable, and efficient alternative to conventional RF generators. The work is organised in phases: first demonstrating injection locking of a single magnetron, then combining two synchronised units with low-level RF control.
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Computing Resources for medical applications
Computing Resources for medical applications | We propose to fund computing and storage resources independently from individual projects by using a small fraction of the yearly Medical Applications material budget. Projects would still be required to be approved via the agreed process. Given the current level of seed budget allocated to the Medical Applications activities, we
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Compact, light, fast trimmable magnets for medical accelerators
Compact, light, fast trimmable magnets for medical accelerators | The aim of this project is to produce a prototype magnet in order to demonstrate the feasibility of a new generation of compact, and therefore less expensive, medical gantries for cancer particle therapy. The study on this magnet was tailored to particle-therapy machines designed by the
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Compact and low-cost light simulator for indoor photovoltaic cells development (ALPHA)
Compact and low-cost light simulator for indoor photovoltaic cells development (ALPHA) | The project integrates CERN’s ACCURATE ultra-low current measurement ASIC into Lightricity’s Lightbox, a portable indoor light simulator for testing PV-powered devices. This upgrade replaces the need for bulky, expensive source meters, enabling compact and low-cost performance evaluation of energy-harvesting components and IoT devices
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Characterisation of the Timepix4 for measurements in hospital theatres.
Characterisation of the Timepix4 for measurements in hospital theatres. | Builds on the work jointly done by CERN and at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) in a previous MA-funded project, which used the photon counting Timepix3 detector as a tool for radiation field characterisation. The goal of this new project is to use Timepix4 to
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Celesta – A CubeSat Demonstrator for RadMon and CHARM applications
Celesta – A CubeSat Demonstrator for RadMon and CHARM applications | A Cubesat is a miniaturized satellite that typically uses commercial off the shelf components for its electronics. They are being increasingly attractive for small budget space science missions, especially in the context of universities, although commercial applications become more and more frequent. Radiation qualification
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CAiMIRA
CAiMIRA | CAiMIRA (formerly CARA) is a risk assessment tool which models the airborne transmission of viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, and can estimate the concentration of viruses in enclosed spaces to aid space-management decisions. In collaboration with WHO, the project aims at expanding the CAiMIRA technology (new interface, improvements of the model, automatised inclusion of new literature)
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CAFEIN – Federated network platform for the development and deployment of AI based analysis and prediction models
CAFEIN – Federated network platform for the development and deployment of AI based analysis and prediction models | A novel AI-based tool to assist clinicians, patients and caregivers in the analysis, diagnosis and prognosis of diseases based on the integration of clinical and patient data over a Federated Learning (FL) infrastructure developed and hosted by
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Additive manufacturing techniques using copper and niobium
Additive manufacturing techniques using copper and niobium | Additive manufacturing is a rapidly growing field that offers benefits to many application domains, including parts for the LHC. The aim of this project is to advance with identified academic and industrial partners on the development of additive manufacturing with copper and niobium and maximize exploitation. Glow-discharge
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A novel AI-based tool deployed via a federated learning platform to assist in the screening, diagnosis, prevention and therapy evaluation of breast and prostate cancer (CAFEIN2)
A novel AI-based tool deployed via a federated learning platform to assist in the screening, diagnosis, prevention and therapy evaluation of breast and prostate cancer (CAFEIN2) | The unmet clinical need raised by IARC (the International Agency for Research on Cancer of WHO): developing data-driven algorithms based on medical data, diet, nutrition, lifestyle and environmental
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A highly selective, high-flux mass separator for Medical Applications
A highly selective, high-flux mass separator for Medical Applications | This project aims at developing a new device for fast mass separation of radioisotopes, in combination with a laser spectroscopy device developed in the frame of an ERC project. These high fluxes of radioisotopes would be useful for medical use (e.g. Terbium), solid state material
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SF6-free S-band circulator for photo injectors
SF6-free S-band circulator for photo injectors | SF6 is a highly polluting greenhouse gas used in high-power waveguide circulators, which are key Radio-Frequency devices used in particle accelerators, whether for particle physics or medical purposes. The goal of the project is to remove the need for SF6 in one of two ways: developing a circulator able
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FLASH
FLASH | An innovative electron radiotherapy technology Many breakthrough applications in the medical field have resulted from developments in particle physics research. One such example is the use of very high-energy electrons (VHEE) for a frontier radiotherapy technique called FLASH radiotherapy, a highly targeted cancer treatment, capable of reaching deep into a patient’s body with fewer side-effects than
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Overview of Medipix
Overview of Medipix | A family of pixel detector read-out chips for particle imaging and detection developed by the Medipix Collaborations The family of Medipix and Timepix read-out chips represents one of CERN’s most successful technology-transfer cases. Developed with the support of four successive Medipix Collaborations involving a total of 37 research institutes, the technology is inspired
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NIMMS – compact and cost-effective ion-therapy facilities
NIMMS – compact and cost-effective ion-therapy facilities | CERN has been actively transferring its technologies to radiotherapy for decades. In 2019, CERN launched the Next Ion Medical Machine Study (NIMMS) to develop cutting-edge accelerator technologies for a new generation of compact and cost-effective ion-therapy facilities. The goal being to propel the use of ion therapy, which uses carbon and
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Digital Technology for Health
Digital Technology for Health | From physics simulation tools to biomedical applications The expertise of particle physicists in data handling and simulation tools are also increasingly finding applications in the biomedical field. The FLUKA and Geant4 simulation toolkits, for example, are being used in several applications, from detector modelling to treatment planning. Recently, CERN contributed its know-how in large-scale
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FLUKA
FLUKA | FLUKA (FLUktuierende KAskade or Fluctuating Cascade) is a general purpose tool for calculations of particle transport and interactions with matter. FLUKA can simulate, with high accuracy, the interaction and propagation of about 60 different types of particles in matter, including photons and electrons from 1 keV to thousands of TeV, neutrinos, muons of
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IGLUNA: Building a demonstrator moon habitat in Zermatt
IGLUNA | Building a demonstrator moon habitat in Zermatt IGLUNA is an educational project aimed at investigating the realisation of a human habitat on the moon. 18 student teams from all over Europe, coordinated by the Swiss Space Center, built several technology demonstrators for this habitat and tested them in June 2019 in the extreme
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HTS Demonstrator Magnet for Space (HDMS)
HTS Demonstrator Magnet for Space (HDMS) | Towards the first superconducting magnet in space In space, high-field superconducting magnets based on high temperature superconductive (HTS) materials can have several promising applications: from very high resolution astroparticle spectrometry, to active shielding to protect astronauts from harmful radiation, and even debris removal. One leading project in this
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CELESTA
CELESTA | CELESTA, the first CERN technology demonstrator in space On 13 July 2022, CELESTA, the first CERN-driven satellite, successfully entered orbit during the maiden flight of Europe’s Vega-C launch vehicle. Weighing one kilogram and measuring 10 centimetres on each of its sides, CELESTA (CERN latchup and radmon experiment student satellite) is a 1U CubeSat
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Space RadMon
Space RadMon | A flexible low-cost instrument for radiation monitoring in space Radiation poses a major threat to satellites. Galactic cosmic rays, solar flares and particles trapped in the Earth’s magnetosphere can have severe consequences on a satellite’s integrity, as the high energies associated with them can damage or even destroy its electronic components. CERN faces similar problems inside the
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Timepix in space since 2012
Timepix in space since 2012 | The reference detector for astronaut dosimetry and low-energy cosmic rays The new phase of human space exploration is coming. From the International Space Station to NASA’s Orion spacecraft, Timepix has been part of several human spaceflight missions. Highly sensitive, capable of high spatial resolution and noiseless detection, Timepix is the CERN
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Titanium polishing
Titanium polishing | Titanium polishing is a process to reduce the roughness, and thereby increase the brightness, of a metal surface made of titanium or titanium alloy. The technology described here is a patented electrolytic method (electropolishing), and related technical know-how, to polish titanium to a high degree of surface smoothness – typically down to
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Thermal Management Materials
Thermal Management Materials | As part of its accelerator R&D programme, CERN has developed a family of novel, graphite-based composite materials to perform reliably in extreme thermo-structural conditions. The most outstanding results have been with Molybdenum Carbide-Graphite composites (MoGr)—developed in collaboration with Brevetti Bizz (IT)—that exhibit thermal conductivities up to 900 W m−1K−1 , very
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IoT-Enabled Stroke Patient Monitoring and Therapy Evaluation through AI Federated Learning
IoT-Enabled Stroke Patient Monitoring and Therapy Evaluation through AI Federated Learning | Federated learning is regarded as a viable method for implementing innovative healthcare applications without exchanging raw data. CERN has successfully designed, developed, and implemented a Federated Learning (FL) Platform through the CAFEIN Project, financed by the MA budget. A final step towards fully
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A readout ASIC for fast detectors with Time-to-To Digital conversion
A readout ASIC for fast detectors with Time-to-To Digital conversion | This project seeks to develop a multichannel readout ASIC with each channel incorporating a fast front-end and timestamping (using a Time to Digital converter or TDC) with a time bin of 20 ps. It builds on experience already gained with the FastIC, an 8
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VESPER – High energy electrons …
VESPER – High energy electrons | VESPER stands for Very energetic Electron facility for Space Planetary Exploration missions in harsh Radiative environments. It is a high-energy electron beamline for radiation testing, part of the CTF3 (Compact Linear Collider Test Facility) experimental linear electron accelerator at CERN. VESPER is the only facility on Earth able to replicate
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SPS North Area
SPS North Area | CERN is capable of replicating the actual galactic cosmic ray spectrum to test electronics before they take a trip into space. Unlike standard facilities, the SPS North Area can operate with ultra-high energy heavy ions. These particle beams allow in-depth testing of space components in air and without opening the package (decapsulation). Many test campaigns have been organised
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Cryolab
Cryolab | With many of its magnets operating at temperatures colder than outer space, the LHC is the largest cryogenic system in the world and one of the coldest places on Earth. For more than 50 years, CERN’s unique cryogenic facilities – also known as Cryolab – have provided expertise and R&D opportunities at low temperatures. In these installations able
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CHARM – Mixed fields
CHARM – Mixed fields | CHARM is a unique irradiation infrastructure at CERN, used for many years to test electronic equipment for CERN accelerators and available to users from the aerospace community. CHARM provides a completely new approach to low-cost qualification against radiation. This facility can batch screen many components or boards in parallel, as well as test large systems,
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White Rabbit
White Rabbit | White Rabbit provides sub-nanosecond accuracy and picoseconds precision of synchronization for large distributed systems. It also allows for deterministic and reliable data delivery. White Rabbit allows you to precision time-tag measured data and lets you trigger data taking in large installations while at the same time using the same network to transmit
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Train Inspection Monorail (TIM)
Train Inspection Monorail (TIM) | The Train Inspection Monorail (TIM) is a mechatronic product initially designed for CERN’s specific needs, with the goal to provide unmanned operations in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) tunnel when there is no active beam, during beam stops and machine shut-downs. The main functionalities that TIM provides, are surveying, monitoring,
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Thin film coatings
Thin film coatings | Thin film coatings for ultra-high vacuums CERN experts have significant expertise across a range of thin film coating techniques for producing High & Ultra-High Vacuum, particularly Non-Evaporable Getter (NEG) thin film coatings. NEG coatings are produced by sputtering an alloy of several selected metals onto a vacuum chamber wall. When activated
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Structured Laser Beam
Structured Laser Beam | The Structured Laser Beam represents a new paradigm in the creation of non-diffractive beams (NDBs) and it has the potential to greatly improve a number of mainstream applications using laser beams or light beams. With a very low divergence that keeps the spot size within a few millimetres even at distances
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Singular Light: Integrated Single Mode Laser Converter
Singular Light: Integrated Single Mode Laser Converter | Singular Light: Integrated Single Mode Laser Converter, is an efficient, simple device that relies on Raman laser conversion for generating a single longitudinal mode (SLM) laser output. The configuration offered by Singular Light not only offers a more robust generation of SLM lasers compared to conventional techniques,
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ROOT
ROOT | ROOT is a general-purpose framework that provides an object oriented set of tools with all the functionality needed to handle and analyze large amounts of data in an extremely efficient way. It defines the data as a set of objects, and then specialized storage methods are used to get direct access to the separate
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Quasar framework – OPC-UA server generation
Quasar framework – OPC-UA server generation | Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (henceforth OPC-UA) is a machine to machine communication protocol (middleware) for industrial automation developed by the OPC Foundation based on a client/server model. OPC-UA is widely used across diverse industry and research fields for integrating a wide variety of hardware devices and interconnecting
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QF-Lib
QF-Lib | QF-Lib is a Python library that provides high quality tools for quantitative finance. Among the features, there are modules for portfolio construction, time series analysis, risk monitoring and a diverse charting package. The library provides extensive functionality for financial data analysis in addition to a wide variety of tools for data processing and
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PicoTDC
PicoTDC | The PicoTDC is a specially developed 64 channel Time to Digital Converter (TDC) ASIC in 65nm CMOS for use in High Energy Physics (HEP) experiments and similar scientific applications where high rate, very high time resolution single shot time measurements are required on a large number of channels. It is a succesor to
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MEDICIS
MEDICIS | CERN-MEDICIS (Medical Isotopes Collected from ISOLDE) is a unique facility designed to produce unconventional radioisotopes with the right properties to enhance the precision of both patient imaging and treatment. It will expand the range of radioisotopes available for medical research – some of which can be produced only at CERN – and send
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Magnet Power Supplies
Magnet Power Supplies | CERN has developed a family of short Pulse Power Supplies with very stringent specifications for the needs of particle accelerators such as Linacs, particles sources or injection systems. These power supplies are used to power conventional magnets, septum magnets, heating system of particles sources. The 4-Quadrant Magnet Power Supplies have very stringent specifications
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Kryolize
Kryolize | Kryolize is a software tool for sizing the minimum discharge area of a safety protection device, against overpressure. Based on international (ISO), European (EN) and American (API) standards, Kryolize allows calculation and sizing of safety valves for cryogenic systems and is a novel tool that will help engineers with a uniform approach in
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Invenio
Invenio | Invenio, the integrated digital library and repository system, is a suite of applications which provides the framework and tools for building and managing an autonomous digital library server. The technology offered by the software covers all aspects of digital library management. It complies with the Open Archives Initiative metadata harvesting protocol (OAI-PMH). Its flexibility and performance
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Integrated CO2 cooling system
Integrated CO2 cooling system | The Integrated 2-Phase Accumulator Controlled Loop (2PACL) is a modification of the existing 2PACL system developed for the AMS-Tracker and LHCb-VELO CO2 cooling systems. The integrated 2PACL method is a different way of operating and control the original 2PACL concept. The modification makes the system simpler, more reliable, better to
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Indico
Indico | Indico (Integrated Digital Conference) is a web-based, multi-platform, conference lifecycle and agenda management system. It has also become the long-term archiving tool for documents and metadata related to all kinds of events that take place at CERN, and a hub for accessing local and remote collaboration services at CERN. The software is used in production
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High Frequency Compact Linear Proton Accelerator
High Frequency Compact Linear Proton Accelerator | In the frame of its programme for medical applications, and building on its experience with the LINAC4 injector (the first stage in the Large Hadron Collider accelerator chain), the High-Frequency Radio Frequency Quadrupole (HF-RFQ) was constructed with the goal of providing a compact, low-current injector for a proton
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GEMPix
GEMPix | In 2016, CERN started investigating the use of GEMPix to measure the 3D energy deposition of a therapeutic ion beam in a water phantom, for medical imaging purposes. The GEMPix was developed by a CERN/INFN collaboration in the framework of the ARDENT Marie Curie project (2012-2016). The GEMPix detector combines existing CERN-developed technologies –
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Geant4
Geant4 | Geant4 is a toolkit for simulating the passage of particles through matter. It is the reference simulation engine for the LHC experiments at CERN and other high energy physics labs worldwide. Geant4 covers all relevant physics processes, electromagnetic, hadronic, decay, optical, for long and short lived particles, for energy range spanning from tens
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GaToroid
GaToroid | GaToroid is an innovative gantry design based upon a toroidal magnet concept, which eliminates the need to rotate the structure. The gantry comprises a set of discrete superconducting coils constituting the toroidal magnet, and a bending device at the entrance of the structure. By selecting the impinging angle of beams with different momentum
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DC-DC converter
DC-DC converter | A radiation and magnetic field tolerant DC-DC Point-Of-Load (POL), which enables distribution at higher voltage, with local on-detector conversion to the voltage required by the electronics, considerably decreasing the current in the cables. As main features, FEAST 2 presents bandgap, handling of dead time with adaptive logic, protection Over-Current (OVO) and Over-Temperature
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CERNbot
CERNbot | CERNbot is a modular and flexible robotic platform developed at CERN for complex interventions in harsh environments. It is highly customisable platform that can receive up to two commercial robotic arms working together in a coordinated manner. Applications Advantages Developed at CERN
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CERN VM-FS
CERN VM-FS | CernVM-FS is a web-based, global, and versioning file system optimized for software distribution. The file system content is installed on a central web server from where it can be mirrored and cached by other web servers and web proxies. File system clients download data and meta-data on demand and cache them locally.
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BioDynaMo
BioDynaMo | An open-source software platform to easily create, run, and visualise 3D agent-based simulations. Biology Dynamics Modeller (BioDynaMo) is an open source, agent-based, simulation software initially developed by researchers at CERN and Newcastle University, also with the support by seed funding from the CERN Medical Applications budget. It is a software platform designed to easily create, run,
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ActiWiz
ActiWiz | The activation of material is often an important issue for all environments exposed to accelerator beams. It has considerable impact on safety and handling constraints. One of the key parameters responsible for activation is the chemical composition of the material involved which can often be optimized in order to reduce material activation. However,
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Sensors
Sensors | CERN’s unique know-how derived from years of developing, using, characterizing a large amount of sensors. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Silicon sensors CERN developed unique expertise in simulation and characterisation of silicon sensors to sustain extreme levels of radiations. CERN designs Si sensors in close collaboration with industrial partners. Specifications Key
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Robotics
Robotics | CERN´s unique know-how in designing, building, operating robotics systems for interventions in harsh environments. CERN developed this technology to protect its personnel against hazards in the accelerator facilities. It includes drivers that allow integration of various commercially available sensors and robotic arms into the hardware platform. The application areas are vast and include inspection,
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Radio Frequency Technology
Radio Frequency Technology | Expertise in the design, construction, maintenance and upgrade of one of the most complex operational RF systems in the world. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Operation of high-power RF systems The LHC has a very complex system of interconnected RF cavities and power components. In order to secure safe
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Radiation Protection and Monitoring
Radiation Protection and Monitoring | CERN’s unique know-how derived from years of designing, installing and operating systems to monitor level of radiations. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies High-energy reference field The CERN-EU high-energy Reference Field (CERF) facility, in the SPS North Experimental Area, is a workplace radiation facility providing reference neutron fields for
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Particle Tracking and Calorimetry
Particle Tracking and Calorimetry | CERN’s unique know-how derived from years of designing, testing, building and operating complex detector systems. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Compact integration of technology Experiments running around and outside the LHC are extremely complex and large structures. Main challenge is to maximize the volume dedicated to the detector
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Particle Acceleration and Control
Particle Acceleration and Control | World-class expertise in the design of technologies to accelerate, measure and control particle beams. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Compact accelerating structures Decades of accumulated experience in the acceleration of subatomic particles. At CERN, our experts carry out R&D to improve existing acceleration technologies and explore new avenues
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Optoelectronics and Microelectronics
Optoelectronics and Microelectronics | CERN’s unique know-how derived from years of designing, testing and installing microelectronics exposed to harsh environments. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Radhard electronics To withstand the level of radiation present in the collision points, unique expertise designing and integrating high performance and extreme radiation tolerant ASICs has been built.
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Metrology
Metrology | Unique know-how derived from the precise construction and operation of some of the world’s largest and most complex machines. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies High-precision, large-scale alignment In order to meet the ever-increasing alignment tolerances of future particle accelerators, CERN experts are developing new procedures and instrumentation to perform high-precision, large-scale
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Material Science
Material Science | Novel fabrication methods and analysis procedures for materials operating at the extremes of precision and endurance. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Materials for demanding applications & environments Selection, specification, development and application of materials and processes to meet demanding requirements, often at the extremes of temperature, radiation, vacuum and magnetism.
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Manufacturing and Mechanical Processes
Manufacturing and Mechanical Processes | CERN develops manufacturing solutions for machines operating at the limits of precision, size, speed and power. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies High-precision engineering and assembly at micro & macro scale CERN components must be built to strict dimensional tolerances and sustain the highest level of performance, especially in
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Machine Learning and Deep Learning
Machine Learning and Deep Learning | Know-how and experience derived from early adoption of neural network techniques by particle physics community. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Designing & Training Neural Networks CERN has a long history in the design and training of neural networks in for example classification, filtering, event and particle detection,
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Industrial Controls and Automation
Industrial Controls and Automation | CERN’s unique know-how in designing, building, commissioning, operating and maintaining complex industrial controls systems. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Open continuous process controls Expertise in designing and implementing strategies for highly complex industrial controls environments incorporating multi-vendor devices. Automation of the controls processes in an open, vendor agnostic
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High Volume Data Management & Storage
High Volume Data Management and Storage | CERN’s unique knowhow derived from storage and worldwide distribution of vast amounts of data. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Storing & managing very large data sets Data storage and management of very large data sets in highly distributed, global environment. Rapidly responding and adaptable to the
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High and Ultra High Vacuum Systems
High and Ultra High Vacuum Systems | CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Contact Person Amanda Diez Fernandez Knowledge Transfer Officer amanda.diez.fernandez@cern.ch
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Health, Safety and Environment Management
Health, Safety and Environment Management | Devices, systems and methods for keeping people safe at one of the world’s most complex, large-scale research infrastructures. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Industrial controls for distributed safety systems Expertise in the design and implementation of industrial control systems for highly complex environments, with high safety level
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Data Analytics
Data Analytics | CERNs know-how and experience with ‘big data’ analysis for high energy physics and control of systems used in the LHC. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competences Designing Data Analytics Infrastructure In order to process and analyze the vast amounts of data generated by the experiments at CERN, a data infrastructure was
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Cryogenics
Cryogenics | CERN’s unique know-how derived from 60 years of designing, installing and operating the world’s largest cryogenics installation. CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Competencies Robust Big Data Acquisition Radiation tolerant, reliable and highly flexible large scale industrial data acquisition system capable of monitoring and operating systems equipped with thousands of sensors and controllers
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Cooling and Ventilation
Cooling and Ventilation | Expertise in procurement, installation, operation & maintenance of large cooling, ventilation and air conditioning systems for complex structures. CERN’s know-how Key Competencies Pressure Cascade Management The LHC is a very large, complex underground system of interconnected spaces. In order to secure safety, any risks related to fire, smoke, radiation and gas
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CERN tech for Quantum Systems
CERN tech for Quantum Systems | How to collaborate with CERN? Find out about upcoming Quantum related news and events here Key Competencies Thin film coatings for ultra-high vacuums CERN experts have developed a range of techniques and materials for thin film coatings in order to meet the diverse demands of achieving vacuums in different systems
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Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy | CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Contact Person Benjamin Frisch Knowledge Transfer Officer benjamin.frisch@cern.ch Related Articles Case Studies Projects News
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Collaboration Tools
Collaboration Tools | Large global scientific collaborations are the foundation of CERN achievements. Scientists need to exchange documents, publications, photos, videos and more. They need to meet, physically or virtually to debate and exchange ideas. CERN has expertise in building software tools empowering such collaborations. CERN’s know-how Facts & Figures Key Competencies Software for empowering
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Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine | CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Expertise Detecting scintillator-based detectors Scintillators are applied in high-energy physics to measure the energy of particles that are produced in particle physics experiments. Therefore, CERN developed highly specialized expertise and infrastructure for research and development of inorganic scintillation technologies for novel ionizing radiation detectors. System integration
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Medical Imaging
Medical Imaging | CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Contact Person Benjamin Frisch Knowledge Transfer Officer benjamin.frisch@cern.ch Related Articles Case Study Project News
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General Medical Applications
General Medical Applications | CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Contact Person Benjamin Frisch Knowledge Transfer Officer benjamin.frisch@cern.ch
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Dosimetry
Dosimetry | CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Expertise Internal and external dosimetry Professionals working with unsealed radioactive sources or in the presence of contaminated/activated materials are at risk of incorporating radionuclides. New specific procedures are developed at CERN to reinforce the existing internal monitoring program. This will facilitate dose assessment and calculations. CERN Calibration
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Computing for Medical Applications
Computing for Medical Applications Collaboration Tools | CERN’s Know-How Facts & Figures Key Expertise Storing & managing very large set of data Data storage and management of very large data sets in highly distributed, global environment. Rapidly responding and adaptable to the LHC experiments frequently changing requirements for fast, reliable and affordable storage. Robust Big
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Intellectual Property as a key driver for innovation and creativity in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
Intellectual Property as a key driver for innovation and creativity in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals This year’s World Intellectual Property (IP) day explores how intellectual property fosters innovation and creativity, and its pivotal role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to shape our collective future. At CERN, the pursuit of knowledge in particle physics and related technological
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CERN’s edge AI data analysis techniques used to detect marine plastic pollution
CERN’s edge AI data analysis techniques used to detect marine plastic pollution CERN’s expertise in data management is leveraged to combat marine plastic litter through the new EU project, Edge SpAIce Earth Observation (EO) and particle physics research have more in common than you might think. In both environments, whether capturing fleeting particle collisions or
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CERN detector could help to improve head tumour radiotherapy
CERN detector could help to improve head tumour radiotherapy | Scientists are testing a new device to help target cancer cells more accurately in ion radiotherapy of head and neck tumours, which could help limit the treatment’s side effects. It includes Timepix3, a small particle detector developed at CERN Particle detectors like the ones used
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ABB and CERN identify 17.4% energy-saving opportunity in the Laboratory’s cooling and ventilation motors
ABB and CERN identify 17.4% energy-saving opportunity in the Laboratory’s cooling and ventilation motors Through a strategic research partnership focused on CERN’s cooling and ventilation systems, energy efficiency audits have helped to identify a savings potential of 17.4% across a total of 800 motors In a joint research project conducted between 2022 and 2023, ABB and CERN developed a
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CERN software to become central hub for EU research
CERN software to become central hub for EU research | 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 What is the link between particle physics, the study of biodiversity and
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BioDynaMo: cutting-edge software helps battle cancer
BioDynaMo: cutting-edge software helps battle cancer | A novel mathematical model developed as part of the BioDynaMo project, born from CERN openlab, mimics vascular tumour growth in breast cancer and its response to treatment Choosing the right cancer treatment is a massive undertaking involving multiple stages, high experimental complexity and significant costs. Currently, two main
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How CERN and Ceva are pioneering the future of Edge AI
How CERN and Ceva are pioneering the future of Edge AI What does the face recognition on your phone have to do with particle physics? Discover how CERN and Ceva, a leader in digital signal processor technology, worked together to advance Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the edge. Each day, we are using devices equipped with
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Digital twins at CERN and beyond
Digital twins at CERN and beyond | Discover how these virtual copies of reality are being used at CERN and what their impact is on society “Digital twins” blur the line between the physical and the virtual. More than simulations, these virtual copies of reality incorporate real data to reshape the way we design and
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Bringing quantum computing to society
Bringing quantum computing to society | A new, three-year CERN-based programme called the Open Quantum Institute seeks to make quantum computing resources and technical expertise widely available A new, three-year CERN-based programme will make quantum computing resources and technical expertise available to projects designed to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new programme
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Accelerating stroke prevention
Accelerating stroke prevention | The same AI algorithms used to diagnose anomalies in CERN’s accelerator chain have the potential to detect brain pathologies such as strokes The complex system of the CERN accelerator chain requires immense precision in order to operate. To address this need, CERN researchers developed artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that predict and
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CERN tech to help investigate the dark universe
CERN tech to help investigate the dark universe ESA’s recently launched Euclid telescope will rely on CERN software and computing infrastructure to help it map the effects of dark matter and dark energy on the Universe Today, at exactly 17.11 CEST, the European Space Agency’s newest mission was launched in a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
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From physics to finance: how can CERN tools help to uncover market manipulation?
From physics to finance: how can CERN tools help to uncover market manipulation? | With its world-renowned expertise in the analysis of massive volumes of data, CERN has started a unique collaboration with leading market-surveillance experts to explore how particle physics could help to build future manipulation-detection techniques Whether on the trading floor or in
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Launching CERN Venture Connect
Launching CERN Venture Connect CERN launches its new programme designed to support for deep-tech startups CERN Venture Connect (CVC) is designed to provide startups a fast, streamlined, and customised service. CVC aims to support deep-tech startups in all of CERN’s Member States and Associate Member States. The programme will help the founders succeed by giving
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MARS Bioimaging partners with the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)
MARS Bioimaging partners with the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) The partnership will assess particular aspects of the MARS 5×120 Extremity scanner. Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world’s leading academic medical center specialized in musculoskeletal health, and New Zealand-based medical device and technology company MARS Bioimaging Limited (MARS) today announced a new collaborative relationship
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SuperNode and CERN collaborate on new solutions for renewable energy transmission
SuperNode and CERN collaborate on new solutions for renewable energy transmission | The result of this collaboration on superconductivity could greatly improve energy transmission and accelerate the transition to renewable energy Physicists and engineers at CERN use the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments to probe the fundamental laws of nature. CERN’s mission is
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New compact accelerator to help preserve heritage artworks
New compact accelerator to help preserve heritage artworks | CERN and INFN have developed a compact, transportable accelerator for the non-destructive analysis of historical artifacts and artworks, providing a cheaper, more accessible method of analysing large or fragile items of this nature Beyond fundamental research, accelerators are well known for their contribution to the medical field,
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From CERN to Jupiter: Juice embarks on its historic journey
From CERN to Jupiter: Juice embarks on its historic journey | Before embarking on its journey, critical components of ESA’s interplanetary mission were tested in the only facility on Earth capable of replicating Jupiter’s harsh radiative environment It is not only in the tunnels of CERN that we learn about the origin and composition of
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Terapet SA secures over CHF 2,3 million to bring its first product to market and to accelerate development of new nuclear imaging products
Terapet SA secures over CHF 2,3 million to bring its first product to market and to accelerate development of new nuclear imaging products | This funding supports the commercialization of Terapet’s first product, Qualγscan and the development of new nuclear imaging products. Terapet, a privately held Swiss MedTech company developing next generation imaging technology, is
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Colliding particles not cars: CERN’s machine learning could help self-driving cars
Colliding particles not cars: CERN’s machine learning could help self-driving cars | CERN and software company Zenseact wrap up a joint research project that could allow autonomous-driving cars to make faster decisions, thus helping avoid accidents In the future, autonomous or self-driving cars are expected to considerably reduce the number of road accident fatalities. Advancing
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Combining quantum with high-energy physics
Quantum leap CERN QTI head Alberto Di Meglio speaking at the QT4HEP event, supported through CERN openlab and sponsored by Google, IBM and Intel
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Simulating the spread of COVID-19 with BioDynaMo
Simulating the spread of COVID-19 with BioDynaMo | Based on CERN’s experience in large-scale computing, BioDynaMo, an open-source computer simulation software, is now available in the European Open Science Cloud to support fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding how the virus spreads is crucial for governments when deciding on
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CERN and Airbus partnership on future clean aviation
CERN and Airbus partnership on future clean aviation | CERN and Airbus UpNext sign a collaboration agreement to assess the use of superconducting technologies for future low-emission aeroplanes. Today, CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, and Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, have launched an innovative collaboration to explore the potential use
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Outreach award for initiative to teach high-school physics with CERN detectors in Spain
Outreach award for initiative to teach high-school physics with CERN detectors in Spain | Since their inception at CERN in the framework of the Medipix collaborations, the Medipix and Timepix families of chips have proved their worth in various technical and scientific fields, from medical imaging to astrophysics – Timepix chips are flying on the Artemis
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Unlocking AI’s true potential in healthcare requires collaboration
Unlocking AI’s true potential in healthcare requires collaboration It’s no secret that collaboration and knowledge sharing is how the world can improve. They are also a fundamental part of any scientific research project. At CERN, we developed the World Wide Web so that scientists could share their data with other researchers across the world. We
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Timepix: from CERN’s galleries to the Moon
Timepix: from CERN to the Moon | The renowned Timepix detector celebrates its 10-year anniversary on the International Space Station by flying to the Moon: the chip features in NASA’s future lunar programme In July 1969, just a few days after the first Moon landing, CERN’s then Director-General, Bernard Gregory, sent the following message to
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Thirty years of the TERA Foundation
Thirty years of the TERA Foundation | On 15 September 1992, the TERA Foundation was established in Novara, Italy. Exactly 30 years later, a symposium was held at CERN to review its contributions to hadron therapy The Piazza Navona is home to one of Rome’s most famous landmarks: the fountain of the four rivers. As
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Spectroscopic X-ray imaging now certified for medical use
Spectroscopic X-ray imaging now certified for medical use The CERN Workshops on Medical Applications of Spectroscopic X-ray Detectors have been instrumental in advancing spectroscopic X-ray imaging and bringing it from the lab to the clinic The sixth Workshop on Medical Applications of Spectroscopic X-ray Detectors is currently taking place at CERN. Launched in 2011 and
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CERN tech in space: the first CERN-driven satellite has been successfully launched
CERN tech in space: the first CERN-driven satellite has been successfully launched With the launch of the CELESTA satellite for radiation monitoring in space, CERN shows its expertise in the field of radiation effects on electronics CELESTA, the first CERN-driven satellite, successfully entered orbit during the maiden flight of Europe’s Vega-C launch vehicle. Launched by
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Launching the CERN Innovation Programme on Environmental Applications (CIPEA)
Launching the CERN Innovation Programme on Environmental Applications (CIPEA) | Launching the CERN Innovation Programme on Environmental Applications (CIPEA) Renewable energy, clean transportation, pollution control, climate monitoring, nature protection, green science … Could your work at CERN and the technologies developed by your team help build a healthier and more sustainable planet? The CERN Innovation Programme
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CERN and CNAO, a long-standing collaboration in the fight against cancer
CERN and CNAO, a long-standing collaboration in the fight against cancer On November 24, the CNAO (Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia Oncologica) hadrontherapy centre in Pavia, Italy, organised a special event to celebrate twenty years since the CNAO Foundation was established and ten years since the first cancer patient was treated at the CNAO facility. Since then,
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CERN Quantum Technology Initiative unveils strategic roadmap shaping CERN’s role in next quantum revolution
CERN Quantum Technology Initiative unveils strategic roadmap shaping CERN’s role in next quantum revolution CERN QTI reaches its next milestone today, with the unveiling of a first roadmap defining its medium- and long-term quantum research programme This article was originally published on quantum.cern Geneva, 14 October 2021. The CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (CERN QTI) reaches its
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CERN working with WHO to improve understanding of COVID-19 airborne transmission risk in indoor spaces
CERN working with WHO to improve understanding of COVID-19 airborne transmission risk in indoor spaces Editor update 13/3/23: Please note that since September 2022 CARA is now called CAiMIRA – CERN Airborne Model for Indoor Risk Assessment. As the response to the pandemic evolves and people step back into the office, it is necessary to
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Researchers use CERN technology to evaluate risk of COVID-19 transmission
Researchers use CERN technology to evaluate risk of COVID-19 transmission The CERN-developed COVID Airborne Risk Assessment tool (CARA) is helping researchers from the University of Geneva assess the effectiveness of different measures to limit SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in schools. (Editor update 13/3/23: Please note that since September 2022 CARA is now called CAiMIRA – CERN
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CERN-tested optical fibres now on the International Space Station
CERN-tested optical fibres now on the International Space Station | Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has activated Lumina, an optical fibre-based dosimetry experiment on board the International Space Station This article was originally published on home.cern. In a spacecraft, in order to protect both crew and electronics from radiation, it is mandatory to invest in effective radiation monitoring
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CERN’s impact on medical technology
CERN’s impact on medical technology | Frontier instruments like the LHC and its detectors not only push back the boundaries of our knowledge, but also catalyse innovative technology for medical applications, writes Manuela Cirilli. This article was originally published in the July/August edition of CERN Courier magazine. Today, the tools of experimental particle physics are ubiquitous
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First European hospital receives 3D colour X-ray scanner using CERN technology
First European hospital receives 3D colour X-ray scanner using CERN technology | MARS Bioimaging’s 3D colour X-ray scanner has arrived in Europe to undertake clinical trials that will lead to its medical use. After years of development in New Zealand, MARS Bioimaging’s 3D colour X-ray scanner has arrived in Europe, at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) in Switzerland.
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Sparking breakthroughs in radiation protection for spacecraft, aviation and accelerators
Sparking breakthroughs in radiation protection for spacecraft, aviation and accelerators | The CERN-coordinated and EU-funded RADSAGA project is coming to an end after four years of rewarding research into radiation protection for electronics With the proliferation of space missions around the globe and technological leaps allowing the development of ever more sophisticated components, there is
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CERN technology to support study of socio-economic inequities, in new collaboration with Statistics Netherlands
CERN technology to support study of socio-economic inequities, in new collaboration with Statistics Netherlands The CERN-codeveloped BioDynaMo technology in collaboration with Statistics Netherlands will perform large-scale data modelling on socio-economic parameters by creating a digital twin of the Netherlands; this can help policy makers combat social inequities | What makes people decide to relocate or
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Introducing CARA, CERN’s COVID Airborne Risk Assessment tool
Introducing CARA, CERN’s COVID Airborne Risk Assessment tool CARA, CERN-made software modelling the concentration of viruses in enclosed spaces, will inform space-management decisions on the CERN sites | Editor update 13/3/23: Please note that since September 2022 CARA is now called CAiMIRA – CERN Airborne Model for Indoor Risk Assessment. ______________ Since the onset of
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Open Source Initiative (OSI) endorses the CERN Open Hardware Licence
Open Source Initiative (OSI) endorses the CERN Open Hardware Licence | On 15 January 2021, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved, as OSI Certified, the CERN Open Hardware License 2.0, a family of licenses that governs the use, copying, modification and distribution of hardware designs. On 15 January 2021, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved,
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New 3D colour X-rays made possible with CERN technology
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 Two years after the first ever 3D colour X-ray of a living human, MARS Bioimaging has released stunning new images made using a world-first
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Applying Physics to Financial Markets
Applying Physics to Financial Markets | The Commodity Risk Management Expertise Center (CORMEC) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have signed an agreement with CERN to collaborate on research that aims to help protect commodity and financial markets from fraud. Advanced data analytics will be used to identify anomalies that can harm the integrity of
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NASA, CERN Timepix Technology Advances Miniaturized Radiation Detection
NASA, CERN Timepix Technology Advances Miniaturized Radiation Detection | As we prepare to send the first woman and next man to the Moon and on to Mars, NASA, with support from the University of Houston, has been working to develop advanced radiation detectors to better protect astronauts and vital spacecraft systems during solar storms. The detectors are based
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CERN’s contribution to particle therapy for cancer treatment at MedAustron
CERN’s contribution to particle therapy for cancer treatment at MedAustron | For two and a half years, particle therapy for cancer treatment has successfully been used at MedAustron in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. The centre completed its first year as an operating cancer treatment facility in 2017, after having started patient treatments in December 2016. MedAustron continued
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FuSuMaTech opens future of superconducting magnets to academia and industry
FuSuMaTech opens future of superconducting magnets to academia and industry | Superconductivity is not something that immediately comes to mind in regards to daily life, and yet it has become increasingly important. Industry, and especially medical instrumentation industries, display a renewed interest in the domain of superconductivity for applications that range from energy storage, to
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CNAO: Treating Cancer with Ions since 2011
CNAO: Treating Cancer with Ions since 2011 The National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO) in Pavia, Italy, is a facility offering advanced therapy to fight cancer, and one of only six centres in the world treating with both protons and carbon ions. | The National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO) in Pavia, Italy, is a
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First full satellite tested in CERN’s CHARM facility
First full satellite tested in CERN’s CHARM facility | CHARM, a unique facility at CERN to test electronics in complex radiation environments, has now tested its first full space system: CELESTA (CERN Latchup and radmon Experiment STudent sAtellite). The micro-satellite was successfully tested and qualified in July under a range of radiation conditions that it
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First 3D colour X-ray of a human using CERN technology
First 3D colour X-ray of a human using CERN technology | What if, instead of a black and white X-ray picture, a doctor of a cancer patient had access to colour images identifying the tissues being scanned? This colour X-ray imaging technique could produce clearer and more accurate pictures and help doctors give their patients
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Forty years since the first PET image at CERN
Forty years since the first PET image at CERN | On a peaceful afternoon in early summer 1977, the laboratory of CERN radiobiologist Marilena Bianchi was visited by a physicist with a pretty unusual request. He asked for her help in his quest to create a first image of a mouse using a PET (positron-emission
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How the LHC could help us peek inside the human brain?
How the LHC could help us peek inside the human brain? | The LHC has been key in driving development of superconducting magnets – one of the most influential technologies to come out of accelerator research and development. These magnets are needed for energy, transport, and medical technology, applications far beyond the field of high energy physics.
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New open source medical imaging tools
New open source medical imaging tools | CERN and the University of Bath have released a new toolbox for fast, accurate 3D X-ray image reconstruction with applications in medical imaging and cancer diagnosis. The software offers a very simple and affordable way to improve imaging and potentially reduce radiation doses for patients. The toolbox is
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CERN to produce radioisotopes for health
CERN to produce radioisotopes for health | A groundbreaking ceremony at CERN today marked the beginning of the construction of CERN MEDICIS, a research facility that will make radioisotopes for medical applications. The facility will use a proton beam at ISOLDE to produce the isotopes, which are first destined for hospitals and research centres in Switzerland, and