The following technologies are being
offered by some of our clients and
are available to industry and / or
institutions. The wide range of technologies
being offered reflects the diverse
nature of our clients, a few examples
include Universities, small to large
companies, and CERN.
Use the sort facility below to find
a desired technology that meets your
particular interests. Clicking on
the name of the technology can accesses
additional information.
| Accelerators for Hadron Therapy |
CERN |
Mechanical Engineering
|
This incorporates the LInac BOoster (LIBO), Neutron Driven Element Transmutation, and The Proton-Ion Medical Machine Study (PIMMS) group. Application areas are healthcare-based. |
| ChemicalVia |
CERN |
Electronics
Materials Technology
Manufacturing
|
ChemicalVia is a new chemical method, patented by CERN, to make microvias on high-density multilayer printed circuits of different types. Application areas include: PCB manufacture, and electronic component manufacture. |
| Cluster Monitoring |
CERN |
Data Management / Computing / IT
|
CERN has been at the forefront of European development in large scale data fabric management systems. |
| CRISTAL |
CERN |
Data Management / Computing / IT
|
CRISTAL is a distributed and integrated data management system that has major potential applications in healthcare. |
| Cryogenic / Vacuum Feedthroughs & Valves |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Cryogenics
|
CERN has developed several vacuum and cryogenic feedthroughs and valves. Application areas include: laboratory instrumentation, food industry, and healthcare. |
| Document Server Software (CDSware) |
CERN |
Data Management / Computing / IT
|
CERN Document Server Software (CDSware) is a suite of applications which provides the framework and tools
for building and managing an autonomous digital library server at CERN. |
| Engineering Data Management System (EDMS) |
CERN |
Data Management / Computing / IT
|
EDMS provides tools for design quality, manufacturing quality, and lifecycle product support. |
| Field Gradient Lattice Detector |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Sensors / detectors
|
The Field Gradient Lattice Detector (FGLD) is an ionising gas detector consisting of a thin, metal-clad polymer foil, very much similar in concept to GEM detector foils. Application areas include: medical imaging, and plasma spectroscopy. |
| Four Decade Bandwidth Hybrid Coupler |
CERN |
Electronics
|
This is a four-port radio-frequency building block that can be used as a signal splitter or combiner. Application areas include radiofrequency electronics. |
| GEANT4 |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Electronics
Data Acquisition
Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition
Data Management / Computing / IT
Sensors / detectors
|
The Geant4 is a software package that simulates the passage of elementary particles through matter. Application areas include: electronics design, space, healthcare, instrumentation, and biology. |
| GEM Detector |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Sensors / detectors
|
The GEM (Gas Electron Multiplier) is a proven gas detector technique that can be used for detecting in position ionizing radiations such as charged particles, photons, X-rays and neutrons. Application areas include healthcare and instrumentation. |
| High Speed Links, Switches & Triggers |
CERN |
Electronics
|
Experiments at CERN require the distribution of trigger, timing and control signals. CERN have developed several integrated circuits to manage these processes. |
| Imaging Silicon Pixel Array (ISPA) |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Sensors / detectors
|
The imaging silicon pixel array (ISPA) detector is a hybrid photo-detector including a highly segmented pixel anode designed for scintillating fibres and RICH detectors. Application areas include analytical instrumentation. |
| Leakless Cooling System |
CERN |
Electronics
Cryogenics
|
CERN has developed a leakless liquid cooling system. Application areas include electronics and system cooling and HVAC. |
| Low Noise Charge-sensitive Front Ends |
CERN |
Electronics
Sensors / detectors
|
CERN has the expertise to design and develop circuits to amplify and filter signals to be detected. |
| MammoGrid |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Data Acquisition
Data Management / Computing / IT
|
The aim of this project is to use the emerging grid technologies to develop a European-wide database of mammograms that will be used to investigate a set of important healthcare applications as well as the potential of these Grid technologies to support effective co-working between healthcare professionals throughout the EU. |
| Medipix 2 |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Sensors / detectors
|
The Medipix project aims to design, test and evaluate a CMOS readout ASIC for semiconductor pixel detectors. Application areas include: analytical instrumentation, healthcare, synchrotrons, and industry. |
| Monopix |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Sensors / detectors
|
Monopix is a detector designed to perform single particle / photon counting using a monolithic integrated circuit based on commercial deep or very deep CMOS technology. Application areas include: medical, space, high energy physics, and industry. |
| Network and Grid Security |
CERN |
Data Management / Computing / IT
|
The development and deployment of Grid infrastructure involves a large number of engineers and partner institutes. For this reason, CERN has developed a certification, testing and release process, and a programme on network and grid security. |
| Non-Evaporable Getter Films for Ultrahigh Vacuum Applications |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Surface science
Materials Technology
Manufacturing
|
The non-evaporable getter is a thin film, which is deposited on the surface of a vacuum chamber. Instead of increasing outgassing, this thin film acts as a getter material and improves vacuum performance. |
| PET / SPECT Imaging Advances |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Sensors / detectors
|
CERN has developed a novel 3D-PET concept, which will provide higher performance at comparable or lower cost than existing operational scanners or known prototypes under development elsewhere. |
| Phase Space Tomography |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Accelerators
Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition
Data Management / Computing / IT
Modelling and Simulation
|
Phase space tomography is a particular application – in the domain of particle accelerators – of an algorithm that constitutes an extension of computerized tomography to cater for non-rigid bodies. |
| Radiation-Tolerant Electronics Design |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Electronics
Sensors / detectors
Materials Technology
|
Special circuit layout techniques and circuit design techniques have been developed to cope with the severe radiation levels in the LHC experiments. Application areas include industrial electronics, aerospace and the space sector. |
| Scintillators |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Sensors / detectors
|
The Crystal Clear Collaboration aims to find new and better fast scintillators, and new and better ways to use scintillators. |
| S-LINK |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Electronics
|
S-LINK is a CERN specification for an easy-to-use FIFO-like data-link that can be used to connect any layer of front-end electronics to the next layer of read-out electronics. |
| Superconducting RF Cavities |
CERN |
Instrumentation
Accelerators
|
CERN has developed considerable expertise in all aspects of RF cavity design, manufacture and test. Application areas include: synchrotrons, radiotherapy, semiconductor production |
