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 'Physics in the Italian Alps'
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.
Read article 'Laser-driven plasma waves deliver the best beams so far'
Laser-driven plasma waves deliver the best beams so far
Three teams, in the UK, the US and France, have reported breakthroughs in the laser-driven plasma acceleration of electrons.
Read article 'The NSS/MIC conference: a global meeting place'
The NSS/MIC conference: a global meeting place
The IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference provides a unique - and increasingly popular - annual event for scientists and engineers to come together to review progress in detect...
Read article 'Free-electron laser achieves 10 kilowatts'
Free-electron laser achieves 10 kilowatts
The free-electron laser (FEL) located at the US Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and supported by the Office of Naval Research achieved 10 kW of infrared laser lig...
Read article 'The high-intensity frontier'
The high-intensity frontier
A high-intensity proton accelerator operating at a few giga-electron-volts would offer a wide range of opportunities for both particle and nuclear physics.
Read article 'A marriage of pixels and proportional counters'
A marriage of pixels and proportional counters
Different technologies come together in the gas pixel detector, a device that for the first time brings very high resolving power to gas detectors, as Ronaldo Bellazzini explains.
Read article 'From bent crystals to nanostructures'
From bent crystals to nanostructures
A recent workshop in Frascati highlighted some of the exciting possibilities for future developments in channelling particle beams in ordered structures.
Read article 'The rebirth of the FFAG'
The rebirth of the FFAG
After 50 years in waiting, fixed-field alternating-gradient accelerators are at last being built - for a wide variety of applications. Michael Craddock reports on the current status.
Read article 'The time projection chamber turns 25'
The time projection chamber turns 25
Since its birth 25 years ago, the time projection chamber has developed into a mature technology that is used in many fields, as Spencer Klein describes.
