Read article 'A cosmic vision for world science'
A cosmic vision for world science
James Pinfold considers how relatively low-cost experiments to study ultra-high-energy cosmic rays could bring developing countries into frontier research.
Read article 'A cosmic vision for world science'
Read article 'Trieste seeks participants for new fourth-generation light source'
Trieste seeks participants for new fourth-generation light source
Sincrotrone Trieste has announced a call for letters of intent to participate in developing and using a new fourth-generation light source, FERMI@Elettra, operating alongside the present ELETTRA sourc...
Read article 'Auger observatory celebrates progress'
Auger observatory celebrates progress
On 10 November, the Pierre Auger Observatory (PAO) began a major two-day celebration at its headquarters in Malargüe, Argentina, to mark the progress of the observatory and the presentation of the fi...
Read article 'PHYSTAT: making the most of statistical techniques'
PHYSTAT: making the most of statistical techniques
Statistics has always been an essential tool in experimental particle physics, and today this is truer than ever. In the early days emulsions and bubble-chamber photographs were scanned slowly by hand...
Read article 'ILC comes to Snowmass'
ILC comes to Snowmass
In August nearly 700 scientists and engineers from North America, Asia and Europe got together at Snowmass in the US to advance the design of the International Linear Collider and its detectors, and t...
Read article 'New exhibition unites people and ideas'
New exhibition unites people and ideas
The 1st European Research and Innovation Exhibition, held in Paris, attracted 24,000 visitors. Astrophysicist Jean Audouze, chairman of the exhibition's Scientific Committee, talked to Beatrice Bressa...
Read article 'Collaboration without borders'
Collaboration without borders
Barry Barish asks how the particle-physics community can continue to foster its hallmark of fruitful international collaboration.
Read article 'SLAC reorganizes and prepares for next major breakthroughs'
SLAC reorganizes and prepares for next major breakthroughs
On 24 May, Jonathan Dorfan, director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), announced a complete reorganization of the structure and senior management of the laboratory, which Stanford Univ...
Read article 'Celebratory year lifts off in Paris'
Celebratory year lifts off in Paris
More than 1000 people including eight Nobel laureates and close to 500 students from 70 countries took part in the Physics for Tomorrow conference in Paris on 13 January.
Read article 'The shock of the known'
The shock of the known
Simon Singh believes that the best way for scientists to interest the public may be to forget the unknown and amaze them with what they know.
