Read article '2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for cosmic perspectives'
One half of the prize was granted to James Peebles for theoretical discoveries in cosmology, while the other was shared between Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for the discovery of an exoplanet orbitin...
Read article 'Spiro awarded Lagarrigue Prize'
Spiro contributed, among other things, to the discovery of the W and Z bosons with the UA1 experiment.
Read article 'APS announces 2020 prizes'
Pierre Sikivie won the Sakurai Prize for work recognising the potential visibility of the axion.
Read article 'Nikhef reappoints Bentvelsen'
Bentvelsen has overseen Nikhef’s involvement in international projects such as KM3NeT, XENON, Auger and a test facility of the proposed Einstein Telescope.
Read article 'Gianotti elected for second term'
The CERN Council unanimously decided to renew her mandate.
Read article 'Max Planck Medal for Buras'
He was awarded the honour for his outstanding contributions to applied quantum field theory.
Read article 'Smith continues at SNOLAB'
Smith agrees to remain in position, with a search for a successor being revisited during 2020.
Read article 'Eminence in symmetry: Luigi Radicati 1919–2019'
One of the eminent Italian theoretical physicists of the past century, Radicati passed a few days before his 100th birthday.
Read article 'Pushing cyclotron limits: Jean-Pierre Blaser 1923–2019'
The former director of the Swiss Institute of Nuclear Research passed away at the age of 96.
Read article 'Remembering a cosmic-ray pioneer: B V Sreekantan 1925–2019'
Sreekantan played an important role in the development of post-colonial Indian science.
