Read article 'From BCS to the LHC'
From BCS to the LHC
Steven Weinberg reflects on spontaneous symmetry breaking - an idea particle physicists learnt from Bardeen, Cooper and Schrieffer's theory of superconductivity.
Read article 'From BCS to the LHC'
Read article 'Council appoints Rolf-Dieter Heuer as CERN’s next director-general…'
Council appoints Rolf-Dieter Heuer as CERN’s next director-general…
On 14 December, at its 145th meeting, CERN Council appointed Rolf-Dieter Heuer to succeed Robert Aymar as CERN's director-general.
Read article 'TD Lee: a bright future for particle physics'
TD Lee: a bright future for particle physics
Symmetry and particles, 50 years after the discovery of parity violation.
Read article 'Lee Teng: a passion for the accelerator fast lane'
Lee Teng: a passion for the accelerator fast lane
Résumé Lee Teng: une carrière passionnée dans les accélérateurs Cette année, la Société américaine de physique a décerné le prix Robert ...
Read article 'Father of the shell model'
Father of the shell model
Heidelberg University celebrates the centenary of Hans Jensen's birth.
Read article 'Yukawa’s gold mine'
Yukawa’s gold mine
Antonino Zichichi reviews the legacy of Yukawa's prediction of the pion.
Read article 'Puppi: promoting new horizons in physics'
Puppi: promoting new horizons in physics
Antonino Zichichi provides a personal look at the work of Gianni Puppi.
Read article 'Michael Frayn questions our place in the universe'
Michael Frayn questions our place in the universe
Carolyn Lee talks to the author and playwright about his life and his latest book.
Read article 'Theory of unity connects science and social values'
Theory of unity connects science and social values
The Festival of Science 2006, held in Genoa, Italy, attracted 250,000 visitors. Physicist and systems theorist Fritjof Capra, one of the special guests of the event, talked to Beatrice Bressan about h...
Read article 'George Smoot: the Indiana Jones of the universe'
George Smoot: the Indiana Jones of the universe
During a visit to CERN, 2006 Nobel laureate George Smoot talked to Arnaud Marsollier about his quest to explore the early universe, and how cosmology and particle physics are coming together in a gra...
