In this interview during the opening ceremony of IYBSSD, Ursula Bassler, President of the CERN Council (2019-2021), explained that the goal of any kind of fundamental research is to be disruptive, so as to generate breakthroughs.
CERN and Airbus UpNext, a subsidiary of Airbus, have launched an innovative collaboration to explore the use of superconducting technologies for particle accelerators in electrical distribution systems of future hydrogen-powered aircraft.
CERN Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti, and Brazilian Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Marcos Pontes, have signed an agreement admitting Brazil as an Associate Member State of CERN.
In January this year, the European Commission announced the selection of the first three Horizon Europe projects with CERN participation. Two of the projects will begin in September, while the third has already started.
