Read article 'Amsterdam hosts ICHEP conference'
"Brilliant work by many people has resulted in an extraordinarily profound, precise description of the physical world," concluded Frank Wilczek of MIT, in summarizing the 31st International Conference...
Read article 'Quarks and Kiwis interact in New Zealand'
New Zealand's well known natural beauty goes hand-in-hand with geographical isolation. But now a new research initiative is set to strengthen the bonds between the land of Ernest Rutherford and the in...
Read article 'Survey helps US with long-range planning'
A group of young US physicists recently conducted a survey to find out where high-energy physics is heading. The results reveal that growing internationalization makes physicists at isolated centres...
Read article 'Database lists the top-cited physics papers'
Citation tracking can point to the most influential trends in research. Heath O'Connell and Michael Peskin analyse the chart for the year 2000 and report the hottest topics in high-energy physics.
Read article 'History centre publishes archiving guidelines'
According to a recently released report by the American Institute of Physics Center for the History of Physics, the documentation of collaborative scientific research needs urgent attention.
Read article 'Report urges scientists to secure their records'
A new report underlines the importance of keeping scientific records to safeguard our scientific heritage. Once an experiment is complete, its responsibilities are not over.
Read article 'Language was no barrier at Budapest conference'
This year's venue for the European Physical Society's biennial Europhysics Conference on High-Energy Physics was the new campus of Eotvos University in Budapest, Hungary.
Read article 'Promoting science in south-east Europe'
On 13-14 May, CERN hosted a meeting for a taskforce aiming to develop a set of recommendations for the reconstruction of scientific collaboration with the countries of south-east Europe.
Read article 'Scientists seek the secret of start-up and spin-off success'
Basic science does not usually have immediate benefits for industry or the economic world in general, and
delays in visible return are often difficult to reconcile with the short-term expectations of...
Read article 'Korean physics centre is inaugurated'
On 15 September, the Centre for High-Energy Physics (CHEP) in Korea was formally inaugurated at Kyungpook National University, Taegu.
