WEBIn 2013, CERN launched a project to restore this first ever website: info.cern.ch. On 30 April 1993, CERN put the World Wide Web software in the public domain. Later, CERN made a release available with an open licence, a more sure way to maximise its dissemination. These actions allowed the web to flourish.
WEBThe Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.It first started up on 10 September 2008, and remains the latest addition to CERN’s accelerator complex.The LHC consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to …
WEBSep 11, 2010 · CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the Universe is made of and how it works.
WEBWhat is the LHC? The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.It first started up on 10 September 2008, and remains the latest addition to CERN’s accelerator complex.The LHC consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to …
WEBAbout. CERN. At CERN, we probe the fundamental structure of particles that make up everything around us. We do so using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments. Know more. Who we are. Our Mission. Our Governance. Our Member States.
WEBWe answer these questions and more ahead of the 17 September event. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its business is fundamental physics, finding out what the Universe is made of and how it works.
WEBResources. For the full collection of CERN’s photos, images for media, videos, annual reports, CERN Courier, brochures and more, see the CERN Document Server. For online databases and other resources for scientists, visit library.cern.
WEBAccelerators use electromagnetic fields to accelerate and steer particles. Radiofrequency cavities boost the particle beams, while magnets focus the beams and bend their trajectory.. In a circular accelerator, the particles repeat the same circuit for as long as necessary, getting an energy boost at each turn.
WEBAt an intergovernmental meeting of UNESCO in Paris in December 1951, the first resolution concerning the establishment of a European Council for Nuclear Research (in French Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) was adopted. Two months later, an agreement was signed establishing the provisional Council – the acronym CERN was born.
WEBPhysics. The research programme at CERN covers topics from the basic structure of matter to cosmic rays, and from the Standard Model to supersymmetry. CERN's main focus is particle physics – the study of the fundamental constituents of matter – but the physics programme at the laboratory is much broader, ranging from nuclear to high-energy ...