Read article 'German Chancellor starts up DESY’s free-electron laser'
German Chancellor starts up DESY’s free-electron laser
Gerhard Schröder handed DESY's new vacuum-ultraviolet free-electron laser, VUV-FEL, over to the scientists.
Read article 'German Chancellor starts up DESY’s free-electron laser'
Read article 'Network boosts progress in therapy with light ions'
Network boosts progress in therapy with light ions
Le réseau ENLIGHT dynamise la thérapie par ions légers ENLIGHT, Réseau européen de recherche sur la thérapie par les ions légers, a récemment tenu sa derniè...
Read article 'Fermilab’s Recycler beams take electron cooling to new heights'
Fermilab’s Recycler beams take electron cooling to new heights
After 10 years of preparation, a team at Fermilab has achieved electron cooling at high energy.
Read article 'INFN and industry to build new cyclotron for hadron therapy'
INFN and industry to build new cyclotron for hadron therapy
Italy’s National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), ACCEL Instruments GmbH and Ansaldo Superconduttori are to collaborate on a novel superconducting multiparticle cyclotron for hadron therapy...
Read article 'Superconducting cavities from single-crystal niobium could offer stability and lower costs'
Superconducting cavities from single-crystal niobium could offer stability and lower costs
A potentially cost-saving and performance-enhancing new approach to fabricating superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) accelerating cavities has been demonstrated by the Institute for Superconducting Ra...
Read article 'CMS VPT production reaches 10,000 mark'
CMS VPT production reaches 10,000 mark
The CMS experiment, under construction for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, recently took delivery of its 10,000th vacuum phototriode (VPT), to be used in the Electromagnetic Endcap Calorimete...
Read article 'Energy-recovering linacs begin maturing'
Energy-recovering linacs begin maturing
The ERL2005 Workshop at Jefferson Lab in March - the first of its kind - reviewed an innovative use of electron linacs in light sources and, potentially, particle colliders.
Read article 'CERN’s innovations mean real benefits for industry'
CERN’s innovations mean real benefits for industry
The ever-increasing high-technology requirements of particle-physics research provide a fertile ground for CERN's Technology Transfer Group, as Beatrice Bressan describes.
Read article 'Physics in the Italian Alps'
Physics in the Italian Alps
In February, 120 physicists travelled to the mountain village of La Thuile in Italy to discuss results and perspectives in particle physics. Michael Koratzinos reports.
Read article 'When research meets commerce'
When research meets commerce
Bart Van de Vyver relates his experience of technology transfer when he left CERN to create a start-up company exploiting biotechnology research.
