Read article 'A GEM of a detector'
A particle detection technique developed at CERN promises increased performance for major new physics experiments or anywhere where the detection of charged particles is needed, such as radiography...
Read article 'Applied superconductivity in Russia'
A school on applied superconductivity held near the Russian proton accelerator at the Protvino Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEP), near Moscow, provided a valuable snapshot of this important...
Read article 'Nuclei as secret agents'
Experiments with CERN's on-line isotope separator (ISOLDE) have led to a novel way to probe the interface between magnetic and non-magnetic ultra-thin layers.
Read article 'Precision beams for hadron therapy'
Increased life expectancy goes hand in hand with support from science. At present, about one in three of us will have an encounter with cancer and, in developed countries, about one in eight will have...
Read article 'Technological spinoffs from accelerators'
The May 1994 issue of the Courier featured an article by Oscar Barbalat about the industrial benefits of particle accelerators.
Read article 'High voltage in vacuum'
This article from July 1969 looked into the future of very high voltage in vacuum.
