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Amazing particles and light

Swapan Chattopadhyay reflects on the extraordinary fundamental value of accelerators.

Rooted in symmetry: Yang reflects on a life of physics

During his latest visit to CERN, Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang talked to CERN Courier about some of his early work, his impressions of the LHC and his thoughts about the future of physics.

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Mather and Smoot share Nobel for precise observations of the CMB

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2006 recognizes research that studies the young universe, before the first stars were born and before galaxies began to form.

Hawking brings the origins of the universe to CERN

During a week-long visit to CERN's Theory Unit to discuss his current research, Stephen Hawking visited the LHC, gave a well attended general lecture and talked to CERN Courier.

Ray Davis: indefatigable neutrino pioneer

Peter Rosen looks back at the man who brought his deft chemical touch to the study of neutrinos, and created one of the iconic experiments of the 20th century.

Ettore Majorana: genius and mystery

Antonino Zichichi provides a dual insight into Ettore Majorana: the genius of his many contributions to physics, and the mystery that surrounds his disappearance.

Nobel inspiration: a passion for precision

Carolyn Lee talks to Theodor Hänsch, who shared the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy.

Setting the record straight

Walter Oelert, leader of the team that 10 years ago obtained the first antimatter atoms, talks to Tomasz Rozek about the fact and fiction surrounding the discovery.

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Rewards for optics in theory and practice

The 2005 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to three physicists working in the field of optics, in recognition of past advances in the understanding of light as well as the present-day potential ...