- CERN - WikipediaIntergovernmental organizationThe European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN , is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in Meyrin, western suburb of Geneva, on the France–Switzerland b...See more on Wikipedia
CERN - Wikipedia
The convention establishing CERN was ratified on 29 September 1954 by 12 countries in Western Europe. The acronym CERN originally represented the French words for Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire ('European Council for Nuclear Research'), which was a provisional council for building the laboratory, established by 12 European governments in 1952. During these e…
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About - CERN
Founded in 1954, the CERN laboratory sits astride the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva. It was one of Europe's first joint ventures and now has 23 member states.
Large Hadron Collider - Wikipedia
The collider is contained in a circular tunnel, with a circumference of 26.7 kilometres (16.6 mi), at a depth ranging from 50 to 175 metres (164 to 574 ft) underground. The variation in depth was deliberate, to reduce the amount of tunnel that lies under the Jura Mountains to avoid having to excavate a vertical access shaft there. A tunnel was chosen to avoid having to purchase expensi…
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Who we are - CERN
Why was CERN built? At the end of the Second World War, European science was no longer world-class but a handful of visionary scientists imagined creating a European atomic physics laboratory. Founded in 1954, the CERN …
CERN - Main Page | EU Projects Office
Welcome to the CERN EU Projects Office. About the EU Projects Office. Relation with the European Commission. Support and services. Communication. LEARN MORE. News & Highlights. Bridging research and industry: The Accelerat...
Horizon Europe | EU Projects Office - CERN
Horizon Europe is the European Commission framework programme for research and innovation, succeeding Horizon 2020. The programme will be running from 2021 to 2027 and will have a budget of about 100 B€.
CERN Turns 70: How It Has Changed the World - Newsweek
Oct 1, 2024 · The European Organization for Nuclear Research—retaining its French acronym, CERN—was born from a 1951 U.N. meeting aimed at establishing a world-class physics …
Member States | CERN
Today CERN has 24 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, …
Some 500 scientists to be impacted when Europe lab CERN cuts …
Sep 30, 2024 · Europe's physics lab CERN said Sunday that some 500 scientists linked to Russian institutes will be affected when it stops cooperation with Russia in late November as …