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The ATTRACT project was presented at the TIPP 2023

ATTRACT project

During the last edition of the 6th Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics (TIPP 2023), the ATTRACT project was presented by Pablo García Tello who shared some of the lessons learnt during the two phases of this project that could prove insightful for understanding the process of managing R&D&I Innovation Ecosystems.



Prototype profile: 3D-printed polystyrene-based plastic scintillator

3D-printed polystyrene based plastic scintillator

The "3D printed Detector" (3DET) collaboration is investigating and developing additive manufacturing as a new production technique for the future scintillator particle detectors with performances comparable to the state of the art.



CERN’s Green Village and Probono’s Green Building Neighbourhoods – Making Green Greener!

Probono Green Village workshop

CERN Green Village initiative and the Probono H2020 Project share a common goal of creating sustainable and energy-efficient built environments and demonstrate their commitment to supporting the objectives of the



Innovation 4 Change 2023 edition

Amelie Schoenenwald (ESA Astronaut Reserve Group) with Fabiola Gianotti and John Elkann

Fabiola Gianotti, Director General of CERN, together with John Elkann, CEO of Exor, and other jury members, awarded the winners of the 2023 edition of Innovation 4 Change, an educational programme developed by the Collège des Ingénieurs (CDI) & CERN's innovation space, IdeaSquare. 



An introduction into the world of sketchnoting with Jennifer Cham

Sketchnoting posters by Jennifer Cham

Jennifer Cham is a senior user experience designer in the Business Computing Group of the Finance and Administrative Processes Department.



Discover how IdeaSquare will form part of the upcoming CERN Science Gateway offerings

The resources developed by IdeaSquare for the Crowd4SDG project will continue to drive innovation through future Science Gateway workshops and masterclasses.
Crowd4SDG participants The resources developed by IdeaSquare for the Crowd4SDG project will continue to drive innovation through future Science Gateway workshops and masterclasses.

Discover how researchers at IdeaSquare are contributing to open innovation in social sciences

The Open Innovation in Science Research Conference 2023 took place May 8-10 in Vienna, Austria. Started in 2019, the OIS Research Conference aims to bring together scholars from across disciplines to discuss the role and value of openness and collaboration in science.
Discover how researchers at IdeaSquare are contributing to open innovation in social sciences The Open Innovation in Science Research Conference 2023 took place May 8-10 in Vienna, Austria. Started in 2019, the OIS Research Conference aims to bring together scholars from across disciplines to discuss the role and value of openness and collaboration in science.

Travelling to an exoplanet to learn how to save ours

What if humanity could start everything from scratch – what would we do differently?
Travelling to an exoplanet to learn how to think on planetary levels What if humanity could start everything from scratch – what would we do differently?

IdeaSquare opened its doors for the CERN Community: the start of a new network of people prototyping at CERN?

Last February, IdeaSquare, the innovation space at CERN, opened its doors for a two days event for the internal community. The event offered visitors a unique opportunity to discover our rapid prototyping and multipurpose facilities and to learn how they could get involved.
IdeaSquare Open Doors 2023 Last February, IdeaSquare, the innovation space at CERN, opened its doors for a two days event for the internal community. The event offered visitors a unique opportunity to discover our rapid prototyping and multipurpose facilities and to learn how they could get involved.

Demonstrating the potential of citizen science for monitoring the SDGs at the Crowd4SDG Final Conference

The culmination of three years of Crowd4SDG was showcased during the Final Conference on 17 March, which delivered the results of Crowd4SDG and demonstrated the potential of citizen science for monitoring the SDGs.
Crowd4SDG Final Conference: demonstrating the potential of citizen science for monitoring the SDGs The culmination of three years of Crowd4SDG was showcased during the Final Conference on 17 March, which delivered the results of Crowd4SDG and demonstrated the potential of citizen science for monitoring the SDGs.

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