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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

CERN’s newest exhibition is opening to the public 💫 “Why? It matters.” is a free temporary exhibition that combines scientific content, objects, images, interactive displays, and audiovisual installations. Join us #AtCERN, starting tomorrow. 😉 🔗 Find out more: sciencegateway.cern/why

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The 2026 Nobel Prize in #physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen for his contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which discovered high-energy neutrinos coming from far beyond our Solar System. IceCube is a CERN Recognized Experiment. Read more: home.cern/cern-congrat...

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"The biggest share of the benefits, about 40.3%, comes from the training of people. Thousands of students and young researchers are contributing to the realisation of the machine and experiments and carrying their skills into the wider economy."

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

CERN launches its new public events season 💫 At a time when CERN is preparing for the #HiLumiLHC, the new public events season named Faisceaux d’avenir (Beams of Tomorrow), looks to the future of science and explores its connections with society. 🔗 voisins.cern/en/faisceaux-davenir/

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Training the world’s future quantum experts 💪 From 10 to 12 July 2026, CERN and the Open Quantum Institute (OQI) hosted the second edition of the Quantum Materials Hackathon, which brought together 34 students of over 30 nationalities. Find out more: home.cern/training-the...

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Thank you to all the speakers, participants, and organisers for creating such an engaging and collaborative experience!

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A huge thank you to our teachers: Ellen van Bueren, Raymond Opdenakker, Eric Guerci, and Leona Chandra Kruse, and to the CIJ team: Matteo Vignoli, Jonathan Wareham, Lauri Valtonen, and Mikko Sairanen for making the week such a success.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Over five inspiring days, participants explored living labs, laboratory experiments, and design science through expert lectures, interdisciplinary discussions, hands-on team projects, and visits to CERN's experimental facilities.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

June was all about the CIJ Summer School! 🌍 Participants from around the world gathered at CERN IdeaSquare for the CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation Summer School 2026 on Experimentation-Driven Research Methodologies. 🧵

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

CERN’s socio-economic contributions as a global research hub 🌍 The new study “Assessment of the socio-economic benefits of CERN activities” highlights the scientific, technological, economic and societal benefits generated by CERN over the past 25 years. Find out more: home.cern/new-study-hi...

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

New study highlights #CERN’s socio-economic contributions as a global research hub 🌍 📸 CERN, Bioimaging and Axiom Space Find out more: home.cern/new-study-highlights-cerns-socio-economic-contributions-as-a-global-research-hub/

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Prototype profile! This 3D-printed project presents a compact 1U Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) shelf: ideasquare.cern/node/495

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The 2026 edition of Technology for Social Innovation (TeSI) – one the tech-driven innovation courses offered as part of TECH2X – has concluded on 29th May with the project presentations of the multidisciplinary teams. Learn more: ideasquare.cern/node/492

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

What if computational heat could be used to warm domestic water? When presenting their final verdicts and solutions, the students had used both 3D printing and CAD modeling to make their prototypes and present their solutions.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Simultaneously, commercial residential buildings account for a significant portion of urban energy consumption via water heating. Students from James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University were tasked to consider a proposition:

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

As global demand for High-Performance Computing (HPC) and localized edge computing scales, the thermal byproduct, dissipated heat, is traditionally treated as a waste stream. Current cooling infrastructures consume additional energy (PUE overhead) to reject this heat into the atmosphere.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Call for papers for a Special Issue on ‘Innovative Pedagogies for Disruptive Times: Rethinking Management Education for Impact and Radical Change’ Learn more: e-publishing.cern.ch/index.php/CI...

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

During their visit, they explored the IdeaSquare Planet methodology and discussed how its interdisciplinary and challenge-based approach could inspire their future teaching practice. Best of luck with your upcoming exams, and may you inspire many students throughout your careers!

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Future physics teachers from VIVES University of Applied Sciences (Belgium) recently visited CERN IdeaSquare.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

New issue of the CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation! How can we transition to more effective healthcare innovation to ensure equitable, sustainable, and impactful healthcare solutions for the future? Find out in this issue: e-publishing.cern.ch/index.php/CI...

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This article investigates how varying levels of language sophistication shape students’ conceptualizations of technology, guiding them toward either high-level abstract reasoning or concrete, domain-specific thinking. Read the paper: e-publishing.cern.ch/index.php/CI...

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Designing for a settlement shaped by limited energy resources, uncertainty, and real societal trade-offs, teams used Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) to explore how data and systems design could help communities thrive.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Can people feel isolated even when they’re right beside each other? In this challenge, students were dropped into a futuristic settlement on Planet Y - home to 50,000 pioneers navigating overloaded transit systems, missing people and objects, and growing social disconnection.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Working in interdisciplinary teams, the students combined perspectives from different fields to tackle the challenge of making a new society, gaining hands-on experience in cross-disciplinary collaboration.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Potatoes take a long time to grow. 🥔 Not exactly groundbreaking… unless you’re trying to survive on a new planet. This was one of the insights from an EPFL student group who joined IdeaSquare as part of the IdeaSquare Planet program.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

What are laboratory experiments? And what are they good for? In this methodological note, discover a framework asking the four fundamental questions for any successful experimental research project. Read the paper: e-publishing.cern.ch/index.php/CI...

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The IdeaSquare team at CERN recently held a TECH2X Train the Trainers workshop, in which they invited educators from Middle East Technical University (METU) to observe and receive training on the IdeaSquare Planet methodology. Learn more: ideasquare.cern/node/490

The red bus of IdeaSquare between METU Design Factory and CERN IdeaSquare

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Potatoes take time to grow 🥔 - not ideal on a new planet. EPFL ENAC students at IdeaSquare tackled building a new society, blending disciplines. From role-play on “Planet Y” to data-driven pitches, they showed how creativity, teamwork & science unlock new ways of thinking 🚀 @epflenac.bsky.social

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

You can read the DFGN Deep Dive here: dfgn.org/wp-content/u...

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

We push students to think bigger and bolder on adventures that have no right answer and no clear framework to follow. It hinges on a question: What if humanity were compelled to start anew on an entirely different planet? How could we make choices that prioritise sustainability?

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Discover IdeaSquare Planet, a transformative learning experience developed at CERN IdeaSquare, as presented in the Design Factory Global Network's latest Deep Dive focusing on circular economy principles in educational practices.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Discover a new prototype made at IdeaSquare for the FASER neutrino detector! Simon Thor is a neutrino physicist working on the FASERν detector. In this video, he explains how he prototyped a jig for FASERν photographic film development. Learn more: ideasquare.cern/node/487

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Emulsion placement jig for FASERnu development| Prototyping at CERN Event

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Want to learn more about the I2Planet learning experience and how Interdisciplinary student groups work on creating a “Better Earth” in 2050 on Planet Y? Read our newest article on our webpage: ideasquare.cern/node/486 And about the TECH2X EU project here: www.tech2x.eu

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

At 00:35 CEST today, the Artemis II mission successfully launched, marking the first human journey to the Moon since 1972. Six Timepix chips developed #AtCERN will measure the radiation environment inside the spacecraft that will orbit the Moon during @NASA’s Artemis II mission.

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

CERN has 13 new projects funded by the European Union under the Research Infrastructures call of Horizon Europe 🇪🇺 Find out more: cerneu.web.cern.ch/record-year-cern-wins-funding-13-new-eu-projects

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CERN @cern.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

CERN to host Europe’s flagship open access publishing platform Find out more: home.cern/news/news/ce...

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Advancing innovation in education, strengthening researcher engagement, or building an interconnected ecosystem: these were some of the topics tackled in the latest TECH2X consortium meeting. Learn more about it here: ideasquare.cern/node/485 And about the TECH2X EU project here: www.tech2x.eu

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

New prototyping workshop opens at IdeaSquare! The CERN community is welcome to put their innovative ideas to the test in ‘The Forge’. Learn how you can use it here: ideasquare.cern/node/484

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The actions and activities in TECH2X are designed to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship capacity at institutional level, fostering pathways between challenge-based innovation courses that are technology driven, and entrepreneurship capacity building to move forward promising projects.

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What is TECH2X?

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join the CIJ Summer School on experimentation-driven research methodologies at CERN IdeaSquare in Geneva (8–12 June) This tuition-free program offers hands-on, interdisciplinary training combining lectures, workshops, roundtable discussions, and an on-site experiment. indico.cern.ch/event/1622011/

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Representatives from 20 Permanent Missions in Geneva came together at IdeaSquare for the third edition of Quantum Unplugged! The event was organized in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva. Read more on our webpage!

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Only a few days left before the registration deadline!

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

IdeaSquare Planet is a novel methodology developed at CERN IdeaSquare in collaboration with partners and staff to help participants tap into their creativity and tackle complex problems.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

They then applied the same mindset to Earth, comparing possible futures and proposing recommendations supported by qualitative reasoning and rough quantitative estimates. Thank you to the Riga Technical University students for their creativity and engagement.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

From an imagined exoplanet to one of Earth’s most pressing space challenges!Students from Riga Technical University joined our IdeaSquare Planet program, where they focused on designing future satellite strategies for the exoplanet Luminis, weighing priorities, trade-offs, and societal consequences.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Through playful activities using basic materials and simulating the transmission of a small picture, the kids learned how different types of pollution affect our world as well as how an image can be transformed into code. It is never too early to learn!

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

IdeaSquare welcomed the children of Jardin des Particules for an educational exercise exploring environmental effects and the fundamentals of data transmission.

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IdeaSquare - the innovation space at CERN @cernideasquare.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Open to PhD students and senior academics from any discipline. The program also includes visits to CERN experimental sites and a social networking dinner. Early bird application deadline: 15 February. Final deadline: 15 March Details and application instructions on the event page!

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CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation Summer School

Join the 2026 summer school on experimentation-driven research methodologies at CERN IdeaSquare in Geneva during 8th-12th June and expand your research skills with hands-on, interdisciplinary training...

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