Read article 'Sizing up physics beyond colliders'
Sizing up physics beyond colliders
The Physics Beyond Colliders (PBC) initiative, launched in 2016, explores the opportunities offered by the CERN accelerator complex and infrastructure.
Read article 'Sizing up physics beyond colliders'
Read article 'The physicist’s guide to the universe'
The physicist’s guide to the universe
Sometimes referred to as the bible of particle physics, during the last 60 years the Review of Particle Physics has become the number-one reference in the field.
Read article 'Three-year extension for open-access initiative'
Three-year extension for open-access initiative
In September, following three years of successful operation and growth, CERN announced the continuation of the global SCOAP3 open-access initiative for at least three more years. SCOAP3 (Sponsoring Co...
Read article 'LHC experiments weigh up 2016 data'
LHC experiments weigh up 2016 data
The 38th International Conference on High-Energy Physics (ICHEP 2016) took place on 3–10 August in Chicago, US. Among numerous results presented, the LHC experiments released their latest analyses...
Read article 'Data to physics'
Data to physics
At the beginning of May, the LHC declared the start of a new physics season for its experiments. The “Stable Beams” visible on the LHC Page 1 screen (see image above) is the “go ahe...
Read article 'The LSC welcomes new experiments'
The LSC welcomes new experiments
The Canfranc Underground Laboratory welcomes new ideas and proposals.
Read article 'Vienna hosts a high-energy particle waltz'
Vienna hosts a high-energy particle waltz
The first results at a new high-energy frontier in particle physics were a major highlight for the 2015 edition of the European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP). The...
Read article 'Physics and performance in LHC Run 2'
Physics and performance in LHC Run 2
The year 2015 began for the ATLAS experiment with an intense phase of commissioning using cosmic-ray data and first proton–proton collisions, allowing ATLAS physicists to test the trigger and detect...
Read article 'First results at 13 TeV and more from Run 1'
First results at 13 TeV and more from Run 1
The highlight of EPS-HEP 2015 for the CMS collaboration was the publication of the first physics result exploring the new territory at the LHC energy of 13 TeV: the measurement of the charged-hadron ...
Read article 'SESAME: a bright hope for the Middle East'
SESAME: a bright hope for the Middle East
A 2.5-GeV, third-generation light source is under construction in the Middle-East that will arguably be the region’s first true international centre of excellence.
