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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN#Scientific_achievements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN#Scientific_achievements Here's a couple, in case you don't want t

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN#Scientific_achievements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN#Scientific_achievements Here's a couple, in case you don't want to read the page: - CERN pioneered the introduction of TCP/IP for its intranet, beginning in 1984 - CERN has developed a number of policies and official documents that enable and promote open science - The CERN Science Gateway, opened in October 2023,[179] is CERN's latest facility for science outreach and education I purposefully picked items that weren't directly particle physics related.

scottapotamas 2y ago
Just tacking some detail onto "promote open science". CERN was/is a large early user and supporter of the open source KiCAD electronics CAD tooling. The downstream impact of improved accessibility to solid ECAD tooling has been a large contributing factor to the growing ecosystem of open electronics. A lot of really impressive test and measurement equipment to support their research is developed in the open (see https://ohwr.org/project https://ohwr.org/project). People on HN are probably most likely to have heard of the White Rabbit timing project, but there's fantastic voltmeter designs, a lot of FPGA projects for carriers, gateware, fun RF designs.
- snugglebert 2y ago
  They also use the expensive big ECAD tools for the super complex stuff. But no secret - they are one of the reasons why Kicad isn't an ugly duckling anymore.
magicalhippo 2y ago
They have their own page for it: https://kt.cern/ https://kt.cern/ There's a lot of use for the acceleration and sensor knowledge in the medical sector. Technology first developed for high-energy research can be used to improve CT scans[1], better cancer treatment[2] and so on. This goes way back. [1]: https://home.cern/news/news/knowledge-sharing/spectral-imaging-cern-medical-technologies https://home.cern/news/news/knowledge-sharing/spectral-imagi... [2]: https://kt.cern/success-stories/pioneering-new-cancer-radiotherapy-facility https://kt.cern/success-stories/pioneering-new-cancer-radiot...

scottapotamas 2y ago

Just tacking some detail onto "promote open science". CERN was/is a large early user and supporter of the open source KiCAD electronics CAD tooling. The downstream impact of improved accessibility to solid ECAD tooling has been a large contributing factor to the growing ecosystem of open electronics. A lot of really impressive test and measurement equipment to support their research is developed in the open (see https://ohwr.org/project https://ohwr.org/project). People on HN are probably most likely to have heard of the White Rabbit timing project, but there's fantastic voltmeter designs, a lot of FPGA projects for carriers, gateware, fun RF designs.

snugglebert 2y ago
They also use the expensive big ECAD tools for the super complex stuff. But no secret - they are one of the reasons why Kicad isn't an ugly duckling anymore.

magicalhippo 2y ago

They have their own page for it: https://kt.cern/ https://kt.cern/ There's a lot of use for the acceleration and sensor knowledge in the medical sector. Technology first developed for high-energy research can be used to improve CT scans[1], better cancer treatment[2] and so on. This goes way back. [1]: https://home.cern/news/news/knowledge-sharing/spectral-imaging-cern-medical-technologies https://home.cern/news/news/knowledge-sharing/spectral-imagi... [2]: https://kt.cern/success-stories/pioneering-new-cancer-radiotherapy-facility https://kt.cern/success-stories/pioneering-new-cancer-radiot...