CERN Courier: September 2006
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ANTARES Collaboration detects its first muons
After many years of tests, the ANTARES neutrino detector deployed in the Mediterranean Sea is using its first full detector line to register the tracks of cosmic-ray muons.
Nuclear physics helps unravel the universe
The latest international symposium on nuclear astrophysics showed that the field is rapidly evolving, with new observations from astronomy and nuclear physics.
European particle physics gets ready for the future
On 14 July in Lisbon, CERN Council adopted a strategy for particle physics in Europe, which will enable the community to participate fully in an increasingly global adventure.
Ray Davis: indefatigable neutrino pioneer
Peter Rosen looks back at the man who brought his deft chemical touch to the study of neutrinos, and created one of the iconic experiments of the 20th century.
Charting the course for US particle physics
Harold Shapiro reviews the work of the committee that he chaired to recommend priorities for US particle physics during the next 15 years.
Workshop focuses on top-quark physics
More than 80 physicists from all over the world met in January in the ancient Portuguese town of Coimbra to take part in the International Workshop on Top Quark Physics, TOP2006.
Computing News and Features
Nordic Grid activities strengthen the WLCG
Michael Grønager sums up the many Grid projects that are taking place in the Nordic countries, which are helping to extend the network of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid.