Category: Aerospace
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Testing of electronic equipment for use in space at CERN’s HEARTS facility
The application of new technologies and high-performance electronics components in the space industry is rapidly increasing. CERN is developing its offer to support innovative aerospace organisations, including startups, needing high quality beams to carry out such testing.
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CERN-developed technology monitoring radiation onboard International Space Station
A radiation monitor built using CERN technology was installed onboard the International Space Station in June 2025. The Scalable Radiation Monitor, made by Polish company SigmaLabs, uses CERN’s SpaceRadMon NG.
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The CERN chips transforming science and society
Medical imaging, radiotherapy, space dosimetry, material analysis. These are just a few of the many areas that have been impacted by advanced semiconductor chips developed in recent decades by the Medipix collaborations at CERN in conjunction with over 30 external research institutes.
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CERN showcases projects with environmental applications
CERN researchers contribute to many projects that aim to find technological solutions to environmental problems, from fusion power to distributing renewable energy and developing clean aviation. These collaborations are all part of the CERN Innovation Programme for Environmental Applications.