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
Call for papers for a CIJ special issue on 'Co-creation'
In the scientific spirit of CERN, this call for papers focuses on: innovation through co-creation. Across science, industry, culture and civil society, urgent and complex problems increasingly demand approaches that move beyond disciplinary silos, top-down management, or one-size-fits-all solutions. Co-creation offers a way of working that brings together diverse perspectives, distributes agency, and produces outcomes that are richer, more equitable and potentially more sustainable.
TECH2X at EIT Education & Skills Days 2025
At the opening of the EIT Education and Skills Days conference on 15–16 October in Brussels, one sentence set the tone: “Resilience is not built in factories.” It captured the urgent need for soft-skills training and framed two days of discussion on how to build these capabilities in Europe’s innovation ecosystem. CERN Ideasquare’s Ole Werner was there representing TECH2X to find out more.
Design fiction workshop for hybrid prototyping
Join the workshop at IdeaSquare on Oct. 31!
Join the workshop at IdeaSquare on Oct. 31!
New system for booking our prototyping workshops
Everyone from the CERN community - researchers, EU project collaborators, students and guests - is welcome to take advantage of our space to put innovative ideas to the test.
Over 200 CERN personnel use IdeaSquare’s space every year. With easily accessible 3D printers, laser cutters, and interactive smartboards, CERN users can quickly build and experiment with prototypes. Use of our facilities is free of charge, unless larger volumes of materials are required.
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?
CERN technology showcased in the context of UN Plastic Treaty discussions
AI data analysis techniques developed at CERN were showcased during a side event of INC-5.2 – the United Nations intergovernmental negotiating committee meeting in Geneva to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution
AI data analysis techniques developed at CERN were showcased during a side event of INC-5.2 – the United Nations intergovernmental negotiating committee meeting in Geneva to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution
Citizen Science and AI to combat plastic pollution
Side event of the UN Plastic Treaty INC-5.2
Side event of the UN Plastic Treaty INC-5.2
Tinker Lab in IdeaSquare open to the public
What's the value of out-of-box thinking?
Participants will explore, experiment, and reflect on the value of thinking out of the box in innovation and research, using simple and affordable materials.
Then they will also get a short tour of IdeaSquare, CERN’s collaborative innovation space, showcasing how prototyping and playful exploration mirror the challenges and creative processes that drive technological advances at CERN.
Women in Motion: Exploring AI and movement analysis with hands-on training
Participants engage in hands-on AI training during the ‘Women in Motion’ workshop at CERN IdeaSquare
Participants engage in hands-on AI training during the ‘Women in Motion’ workshop at CERN IdeaSquare