Category: 2022
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Ten years on, Arts at CERN cements its role fostering dialogue between physics and art
This summer, Arts at CERN launched an open call for scientists to take part in conversations with artists. Artists all over the world are eager to engage with the big questions pursued by fundamental science, and one of the main goals of Arts at CERN is to facilitate these connections. Having received more than 60…
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Beamline for Schools: the 2022 edition
CERN’s Beamline for Schools competition started in 2014, and has inspired more than 14 000 students from across the globe to experience particle physics research first-hand. The competition was set up by CERN with the aim of attracting young people to science and setting them on the path to become tomorrow’s science and engineering graduates. By…
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Sparks! announces its second edition of the Serendipity Forum
The second edition of Sparks! will be hosted at CERN on 17 and 18 November with the theme “Future Technology for Health” After a successful launch and first event, Sparks! is happy to announce a second edition of the Serendipity Forum. On 17 and 18 November 2022, CERN will once again host the Sparks! Forum…
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Tania Candiani starts her residency and art commission
Tania Candiani starts her research stay at CERN as part of the Guest Artists programme, aiming to interweave the narrative of quantum physics and ancestral Indigenous knowledge. Mexican artist Tania Candiani works with various media and practices, engaging with association narratives by rearranging, remixing and playing with correspondences between technology, knowledge and thought. In 2020,…
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What’s new with KiCad?
What’s new with KiCad? For those of you who have never heard of it, KiCad is a free, open-source design tool for printed circuit boards (PCBs). PCBs are the electronic cards you see when you open up your PC, satellite receiver or TV set, to name just a few. These essential components are designed with…
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Dorota Gaweda and Egle Kulbokaite win Collide residency award
The Polish–Lithuanian duo, based in Switzerland, were selected as the winners of this year’s edition alongside three Honorary Mentions. Polish artist Dorota Gawęda and Lithuanian artist Eglė Kulbokaitė, a duo based in Basel, Switzerland, have been selected as the winners of this year’s edition of the Collide award alongside three Honorary Mentions. Collide is the flagship programme…