Sparks!, the serendipity forum at CERN, brought together renowned scientists from diverse fields around the world to addressing some of the big questions of our time.

The goal? To foster a new community and develop a platform to spark innovation in issues related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics that are relevant to society, and further CERN's mission towards peace in science.

The eighth edition of Beamline for Schools ended on September 21 2021, when the two winning teams left DESY, Hamburg, Germany, with a smile on their faces and many fond memories. The team “EXTRA” from Italy and the team “Teomitzli” from Mexico have been selected among 289 participants from all over the world and won a two-week stay in Hamburg to carry out the experiments that they conceived, just like real scientists.