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On 25 July 2014, about a year after construction work began, the Experimental Area 2 (EAR2) of CERN’s neutron facility n_TOF recorded its first beam. Unique in many aspects, EAR2 will start its rich programme of experimental physics this autumn. >>

Over recent years, CERN has been tightening its links with fellow organisations in Geneva’s vibrant international community. >>

As the final LS1 activities are carried out in the machine, teams have been cooling down the accelerator sector by sector in preparation for beams. >>

Today, Friday 1 August, the ISOLDE installation, supplied by the beams of the PS Booster, restarted its physics programme. After a shutdown of almost a year and a half, there was a real buzz in the air as the first beam of protons hit the target of the first post-LS1 ISOLDE experiment. >>

With the LHC restart just a few months away, the future of the accelerator is as hot a topic as ever. In June, in the framework of the Medium-Term Plan, the CERN Council endorsed the construction of the LHC's successor, the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), which is set to take over from 2025 onwards. >>

In the past, we have repeatedly elaborated on the computer security risk of using smartphones. Today, something new for the paranoid: did you know your smart phone can be used to spy on your PC’s keyboard?!  >>