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 'Fermilab’s Recycler beams take electron cooling to new heights'
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.
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...
