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 'Canada explores cyclotron solution to isotope shortage'
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...
Read article 'Heidelberg Ion Therapy Centre opens'
Heidelberg Ion Therapy Centre opens
The Heidelberg Ion Therapy Centre (HIT) celebrated its opening at the Heidelberg University Hospital on 2 November.
Read article 'PETRA III generates first X-ray beam'
PETRA III generates first X-ray beam
DESY's new synchrotron radiation source PETRA III generated the first X-ray light for research on the weekend of 18–19 July.
Read article 'The age of citizen cyberscience'
The age of citizen cyberscience
I first met Rytis Slatkevicius in 2006, when he was 18. At the time, he had assembled the world's largest database of prime numbers.
Read article 'The light-pulse horizon'
The light-pulse horizon
High-intensity laser pulses offer the promise of exciting science.
