Black-hole snap scoops 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
The $3 million prize will be shared equally between 347 researchers who were co-authors of the six papers published by the EHT collaboration on 10 April.
ICTP announces next director
Atish Dabholkar succeeds Fernando Quevedo.
Guido Altarelli Award 2019
Jonathan Gaunt was recognised for contributions to parton scattering, and Josh Bendavid for his contributions to Higgs physics and parton density functions.
2019 Dirac Medal and Prize
Viatcheslav Mukhanov, Alexei Starobinsky and Rashid Sunyaev share the prize for work on the physics of the cosmic microwave background.
Julius Wess Award 2018
Sally Dawson of Brookhaven National Laboratory has been recognised for her outstanding contributions to the theoretical description of processes at hadron colliders.
Building Balkan bridges in theory
Broader European support is vital to preserve and build capacity in fundamental physics in the region of former Yugoslavia and the Balkans, argues Goran Djordjevic.
From SUSY to the boardroom
Beginning as a student discussion in the CERN cafeteria five years ago, ProtonMail has become the leading provider of secure e-mail and a challenger of online business models.
Supergravity pioneers share $3m Breakthrough Prize
Marriage of supersymmetry and general relativity continues to impact theoretical physics.
My contemporary and my friend
André Martin witnessed some of the key moments in Gell-Mann’s scientific life, and became a close friend along the way.
High-energy networking
Two years since it was established, the CERN Alumni Network is proving a valuable careers resource, especially for young physicists who move out of academia, write Laure Esteveny and Rachel Bray.
