Read article 'Canada’s bright future in subatomic physics'
Canada’s bright future in subatomic physics
Assured funding and a new facility provide opportunities for TRIUMF.
Read article 'Canada’s bright future in subatomic physics'
Read article 'Strategy meeting looks forward to high-power laser acceleration'
Strategy meeting looks forward to high-power laser acceleration
A meeting at GSI Darmstadt on 8–10 April provided a first opportunity to formulate a strategy on the laser technology needed to meet the challenge of future accelerators that will use or rely on la...
Read article 'EuCARD: mixing neutrinos, crab cavities, magnets and more'
EuCARD: mixing neutrinos, crab cavities, magnets and more
Under a cloud of volcanic ash, the first annual meeting of the European Co-ordination for Accelerator Research & Development (EuCARD) project took place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory of the UK...
Read article 'Carbon-ion radiotherapy flourishes in Japan'
Carbon-ion radiotherapy flourishes in Japan
Résumé L’hadronthérapie par ions carbone en pleine expansion au Japon Avec un premier patient traité en 1994, le Japon s’est imposé comme précurseur dans l...
Read article 'Canada explores cyclotron solution to isotope shortage'
Canada explores cyclotron solution to isotope shortage
Canada investigates the world's most in-demand isotope for medical-imaging purposes.
Read article 'The first capacitative touch screens at CERN'
The first capacitative touch screens at CERN
The story of a forerunner to today’s mobile-phone screens.
Read article 'Workshop pushes proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration'
Workshop pushes proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration
PPA09, a workshop held at CERN on proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration, has launched discussions about a first demonstration experiment using a proton beam.
Read article 'Hadron-therapy training takes off with PARTNER'
Hadron-therapy training takes off with PARTNER
Résumé PARTNER : une formation pour l’hadronthérapie En juin 2008, la Commission européenne a accordé 5,6 millions d’euros au projet PARTNER (Particle Tr...
Read article 'BELLA will boost plasma accelerator research'
BELLA will boost plasma accelerator research
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is set to explore further the high-gradient acceleration of electron beams using ultra-short pulse lasers with the construction of a new facility – BELLA, the B...
Read article 'Florida lab is to build high-field ‘supermagnet’'
Florida lab is to build high-field ‘supermagnet’
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University has been awarded nearly $3 million to build a high-temperature superconducting magnet that will break records for magnetic fiel...
