Mark Thomson takes the reins at the CERN particle-physics lab, which recently received $1bn in private donations for its next ...

We all use open-source software every day. What? You don't? Have you used Google, watched a Netflix show, or liked a buddy's Facebook post? Congrats, you're an open-source user. But, true, most of us ...

Social scientists have embedded themselves at CERN to study the world's biggest research collaboration. Zeeya Merali reports on a 10,000-person physics project. "I am here to watch you." So began ...

The respected scientific-research center CERN said this week that it is yanking out all of its Microsoft software after the company increased the prices it was charging tenfold. A CERN IT professional ...

CERN has approved plans to build a $23 billion super-collider 100 km in circumference (62 miles) that would make the current 27 km 16 teraelectron volt (TeV) Large Hadron Collider (LHC) look tiny in ...

A team at Switzerland-based research center CERN has rebuilt WorldWideWeb, the world's first browser created in 1990 for its researchers. Earlier this month a group of developers and designers ...

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The European Laboratory for Elementary Particle Physics is one of the world's leading scientific institutions. Securing it against IT risks is a constantly evolving challenge. There are few research ...

The largest machine ever built is shutting down for two years of upgrades. Take an immersive tour of the collider and study the remnants of a Higgs particle in augmented reality. DEC. 21, 2018 We’re ...