Read article 'A bright future for dark-matter searches'
The US Department of Energy Office of High Energy Physics and the National Science Foundation Physics Division have announced their joint programme for second-generation dark-matter experiments, aimin...
Read article 'Semiconductor X-Ray Detectors'
This book provides an up-to-date review of the principles, practical applications, and state-of-the-art of semiconductor X-ray detectors, and describes many of the facets of X-ray detection and measur...
Read article 'Countdown to physics'
Following the restart of the first elements in CERN’s accelerator complex in June, beams are now being delivered to experiments from the Proton Synchrotron (PS) and the PS Booster.
Read article 'MicroBooNE detector is moved into place'
The particle detector for MicroBooNE, a new short-baseline neutrino experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, was gently lowered into place on 23 June. It is expected to detect its first n...
Read article 'OECD report praises innovation at CERN'
In early June, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published their Global Science Forum (GSF) report, “The Impacts of Large Research Infrastructures on Economic Inn...
Read article 'NOvA experiment sees its first long-distance neutrinos'
On 11 February, the NOvA collaboration announced the detection of the first neutrinos in the long-baseline experiment’s far detector in northern Minnesota.
Read article 'MINERvA searches for wisdom among neutrinos'
Precise measurements of cross-sections continue a rich history of neutrino physics at Fermilab.
Read article 'Advanced radiation detectors in industry'
The European Physical Society’s Technology and Innovation Group (EPS-TIG) was set up in 2011 to work at the boundary between basic and applied sciences, with annual workshops organized in col...
Read article 'LBNE prototype cryostat exceeds goals'
Scientists and engineers working on the design of the particle detector for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) celebrated a major success in January.
Read article 'Microelectronics at CERN: from infancy to maturity'
The start of the LAA project in 1986 propelled electronics at CERN into the era of microelectronics, and laid crucial foundations for the success of the LHC experiments.
