Read article 'Steve Myers and the LHC: an unexpected journey'
As one of the first proponents for the LHC, Steve Myers has experienced the highs – and lows – that led to its superb performance 30 years later.
Read article 'From CERN to space – and back'
Forty years after his PhD studies at the ISR, former astronaut Ernst Messerschmidreturned to CERN to talk about his time in space and the imperatives for space fl ight.
Read article 'How to build a p(art)icle collider'
What it took to set up the creative collisions of Arts@CERN.
Read article 'Luis Alvarez: the ideas man'
Recollecting the work of a great scientist and inventor.
Read article 'Discovery of accelerating universe wins Nobel prize'
Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt and Adam Riess have been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant superno...
Read article 'From the Tevatron to Project X'
Pier Oddone on the end of Tevatron's run.
Read article 'Hildred Blewett: a life with particle accelerators'
She played an important role in the design of accelerators on both sides of the Atlantic.
Read article 'Simon van der Meer: a quiet giant of engineering and physics'
Colleagues and friends recall the work of the Nobel laureate.
Read article 'Simon van der Meer 1925–2011'
Many people in the high-energy physics community were deeply saddened to learn that Simon van der Meer passed away on 4 March.
Read article 'Optimizing potential'
Rolf Heuer discuss' the annual trip to Chamonix
