Tag: Public Events
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Engage with science: CERN Public Events season 2025/2026 underway
Engage with science: CERN Public Events season gets underway The 2025/2026 public events season is underway! The programme kicked off last Thursday with a screening of the film Les vrais chercheurs (ne savent pas ce qu’ils cherchent) – an exploration of the journey of scientific research. Read the full programme of events, and find information on how to…
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Sparks! 2025 invites discussion, ignites curiosity
In June, the fourth edition of the Sparks! forum took place here at CERN – an opportunity for the public to engage with leading science and technology experts and incidentally, a huge success! Given the burgeoning nature of quantum and its potential to significantly shape our collective future, this year’s event, Imagining Quantum City, showcased recent developments in the…
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Quantum physics to everyday life: shaping society’s future
“If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics” – Richard Feynman, acclaimed physicist In June, the United Nations proclaimed 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. It marks 100 years since the initial development of quantum mechanics. But what is quantum mechanics? Expected to have a big impact in the future, and with countless current…
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Shaping the infrastructure that is woven into our everyday life: that’s what quantum computing will do.
Shaping the infrastructure that is woven into our everyday life: that’s what quantum computing will do Theoretical physicist and book author Nicole Yunger Halpern reflects on the present and future of quantum computing and the impact that such a technology will have in our lives. The upcoming Sparks! event on 16th November will feature a talk by Nicole…
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Heard about quantum technology? Now it’s time to understand it!
Heard about quantum technology? Now it’s time to understand it! Quantum technology is among the biggest talking points on the web. And yet, the general feeling is that only experts can understand it. The Sparks! Forum at CERN aims to prove this wrong. Like several other types of information technology developed in the recent past,…
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Introducing SPARKS! Serendipity forum at CERN
On 26 November, CERN will launch a multidisciplinary science innovation forum and public event: Sparks! Serendipity forum at CERN. For two days a year, Sparks will bring together renowned scientists from diverse fields around the world, along with decision-makers, representatives of industry, philanthropists, ethicists and the public to address some of the big questions of our…