Forged in FreeCAD: CERN CMS Detector Cable Clamps
In case it passed you by, over on our mastodon account and on the X platform we have run the hashtag #FreeCADFriday for a long time. It's a straightforward "show everyone what you are up to with FreeCAD" type affair and every week so many amazing projects show up as responses.
#CERN #FreeCAD #CAD #CMS #Muons
https://blog.freecad.org/2025/08/11/forged-in-freecad-cern-cms-detector-cable-clamps/
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First qubit made of antimatter

Physicists have created the first qubit from an antiparticle. The team is attempting to answer fundamental questions about the universe.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/First-qubit-made-of-antimatter-10514353.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Erstes Qubit aus Antimaterie

Physiker haben das erste Qubit aus einem Antiteilchen erzeugt. Damit versucht das Team, fundamentale Fragen über das Universum zu beantworten.

https://www.heise.de/news/Erstes-Qubit-aus-Antimaterie-10514079.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Scientists petition CERN over Israel’s war on Gaza

More than 1,000 scientists have petitioned the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to take action over Israel’s war on Gaza, urging it to comply with its principles, including to “have no concern with work for military requirements”.
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@palestine
#Gaza
#CERN
#news

“Who knew giving a ton of money to #CERN would lead to the #WWW? Who knew a Dutch free #OS (#minix) would incentivise a Finnish gradute student to write #Linux (the OS platform on most the cloud, half the smart phones out there)? Who knew that some small TV company (the #BBC) request for a simple low cost computer would lead to the founding of #ARM (that has more chips in the world than Intel or anyone else - again in your mobile device)?”
From: @tforcworc
https://todon.nl/@tforcworc/114902539035700542

CERN’s antimatter breakthrough is blurring the line between science and science fiction.

What if antimatter mobility isn’t just a concept—but a step toward real change in how we move, survive, and imagine the future?

As pollution surges and critical discoveries face suppression, we must explore bold scientific paths forward.

Full post: https://authormulhall.com/antimatter-at-cern-sci-fi-dreams-meet-scientific-reality/

Science isn’t just for the lab—it’s a lifeline.

Decay of antimatter solves physics puzzle: Why observation is important

Researchers at CERN have observed for the first time that matter and antimatter behave differently in decaying, heavy subatomic particles.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Decay-of-antimatter-solves-physics-puzzle-Why-observation-is-important-10493227.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Zerfall von Antimaterie löst Physik-Rätsel: Warum die Beobachtung wichtig ist

Forscher am CERN haben erstmals beobachtet, dass sich Materie und Antimaterie in zerfallenden, schweren subatomaren Teilchen unterschiedlich verhalten.

https://www.heise.de/news/Zerfall-von-Antimaterie-loest-Physik-Raetsel-Warum-die-Beobachtung-wichtig-ist-10493056.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Registration for #OSFair2025 is open until 31 July!

Join the global #OpenScience community at the iconic #CERN Science Gateway, Geneva – 15–17 Sept 2025 – for 3 days of collaboration & innovation.

Theme: Fusing Forces – Accelerating Open Science through Collaboration

Keynotes, panels, workshops, demos, posters & more from research assessment to AI.

Register: https://www.opensciencefair.eu/registration-2025

Programme: https://www.opensciencefair.eu/2025/programme

Photo Credits: CERN

#CommunityEngagement #OpenAIRE @OpenAIRE

#FreeCadFriday
This is my "two part cable clamp" which will get installed on the #CMS detector at #CERN.
It is part of the DT (drift tube) system that detects muons. The cable in the picture supplies power to the read out electronics.

The clamp bottom part has M5 threads and is pre installed. The installation of the cable only requires a driver for the M5 flange nut. Its quick and easy.
The design is parametric to allow different cable diameters.

So very excited and honored to be joining brilliant colleagues at #CERN again this year.
#OSFAIR2025 #openscience

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7351257717488939009-OWBa

As a massive science geek, this is most welcome news... #Ireland #CERN #IrelandatCERN

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0715/1523666-ireland-cern/

First #toponium articles are appearing, including this great one by Senne Starckx in De Standaard https://www.standaard.be/natuur-en-wetenschap/materiedeeltje-leeft-ultrakort-maar-toch-lang-genoeg-om-partner-te-vinden-en-toponium-te-vormen/77648213.html #particlephysics #physics #cern

"Rootless container builds on Kubernetes" compares features & performance of different tools to build containers as non-root: https://kubernetes.web.cern.ch/blog/2025/06/19/rootless-container-builds-on-kubernetes/ #K8s #CERN

Happy #Higgsdependence Day! Today is the anniversary of the discovery the Higgs Particle. The discovery was announced July 4, 2012.

The existence of the Higgs is the sign that fundamental symmetry is broken in nature. Perfect symmetry is not good for a universe like ours. With it, intrinsic mass as we know it cannot exist. Today we celebrate freedom from mathematical symmetry ... a universe made wonderful by its disrespect for sameness.

We just finished the Symposium for the European Strategy for Particle Physics (in Lido di Venezia). Many groups have group photos, but I figured it would be fun to ask some of my colleagues to talk about their dreams for the future of particle physics. You will be surprised what colleagues from DESY and University of Hamburg said: