Ideas, collaboration, and lots of coding at the 2nd Next Generation Triggers hackathon
From 20 to 24 October 2025, more than 40 participants from NGT CMS, ATLAS, and other NGT work packages gathered at IdeaSquare for the second edition of the
Prototype exhibition opens at IdeaSquare
What if our student projects could unlock unseen solutions for global challenges?
What if our student projects could unlock unseen solutions for global challenges?
ATTRACT Final Conference – Bringing big science, talent and technology together
ATTRACT hosted its Final Conference in Brussels, Belgium, on 2–3 July 2025. The event served as a dynamic platform for bringing together all key actors involved in ATTRACT phase 2 to showcase their achievements and impact. For two days, participants had the opportunity to gain firsthand insights into the practical implementation of the ATTRACT model and its contribution to advancing innovation across research, industry, and society.
Watch this video that summarizes this significant milestone for ATTRACT phase 2.
ATTRACT celebrates successes at final conference
The initiative helped develop breakthrough detection and imaging technologies and tested a model for innovation in Europe
The initiative helped develop breakthrough detection and imaging technologies and tested a model for innovation in Europe
Rethinking the role of research infrastructures
ATTRACT highlights the potential of research infrastructures to boost Europe’s competitiveness and security
ATTRACT highlights the potential of research infrastructures to boost Europe’s competitiveness and security
ATTRACT lights the way to commercialising R&D
Project offers blueprint to develop more homegrown deep tech in Europe
Project offers blueprint to develop more homegrown deep tech in Europe
How a swim helped launch one of Europe’s fast-moving quantum start-ups
Random Power, an Italian quantum innovator, is among several surprising deep-tech projects incubated by the EU-funded ATTRACT project
Random Power, an Italian quantum innovator, is among several surprising deep-tech projects incubated by the EU-funded ATTRACT project
Prototype profile: FASERCal detector
A proposed detector to be placed next to the FASER experiment in the LHC. The main component of FASERCal is the "3DCal" that will allow 3D track reconstruction of particles. Current prototypes are being developed at ETH for these 3DCal modules.
- Optically isolated 1 cm3 cubes, readout fibres
- arranged in three planes to collect light from multiple cubes
- 3D voxel reconstruction
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The ATTRACT effect: How big science and tech will make Europe more competitive
This event serves as a dynamic platform, bringing together all key actors involved within the ATTRACT phase 2 to showcase their achievements and impact. It underscores ATTRACT’s transformative role in fostering deep-tech innovation, bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and market-ready applications, and strengthening Europe’s global competitiveness.
IdeaSquare as a shortcut between conceptualising and prototyping
Both working on the LHCb calorimeter, Matteo Salomoni and Kacper Jama used IdeaSquare extensively to develop new calorimeter modules that will be installed during the long shutdown 3. In this letter, they explain how crucial it was for them to be able to come and prototype at IdeaSquare for their project.
Both working on the LHCb calorimeter, Matteo Salomoni and Kacper Jama used IdeaSquare extensively to develop new calorimeter modules that will be installed during the long shutdown 3. In this letter, they explain how crucial it was for them to be able to come and prototype at IdeaSquare for their project.