Read article 'Will the LHC reveal the unexpected?'
Will the LHC reveal the unexpected?
This autumn, commissioning should be in full swing on the LHC at CERN, the world’s largest laboratory for the study of subnuclear physics.
Read article 'Will the LHC reveal the unexpected?'
Read article 'New symposium links the vacuum and the universe'
New symposium links the vacuum and the universe
The first Austria–France–Italy (AFI) symposium, From the Vacuum to the Universe, took place on 19–20 October at the University of Innsbruck.
Read article 'EPS conference sets the scene for things to come'
EPS conference sets the scene for things to come
A report on the 2007 meeting in Europe’s biennial conference series.
Read article 'The LHC: a new high energy photon collider'
The LHC: a new high energy photon collider
A look at the LHC's potential for photon-induced interactions.
Read article 'Zurich workshop faces the LHC’s precision challenge'
Zurich workshop faces the LHC’s precision challenge
With Switzerland's reputation for exactitude, Zurich was the ideal place for scientists to discuss high precision for hard processes at LHC in this last year's workshop.
Read article 'Axions create excitement and doubt at Princeton'
Axions create excitement and doubt at Princeton
A workshop at the Institute for Advanced Study paid much attention to a small-scale experiment that might have found the first direct indication of a new particle.
Read article 'String theory meets heavy ions in Shanghai'
String theory meets heavy ions in Shanghai
The latest experimental results from the heavy-ion programmes at RHIC and CERN's SPS were the focus of attention at QM2006 in Shanghai. For the first time there were discussions about attempts to conn...
Read article 'European particle physics gets ready for the future'
European particle physics gets ready for the future
On 14 July in Lisbon, CERN Council adopted a strategy for particle physics in Europe, which will enable the community to participate fully in an increasingly global adventure.
Read article 'Going beyond the Standard Model'
Going beyond the Standard Model
A five-part workshop has been launched at CERN to study the interplay between the physics of particle flavour and the physics achievable at particle colliders.
Read article 'Particles in Portugal: new high-energy physics results'
Particles in Portugal: new high-energy physics results
Europe's premier particle-physics conference took place in 2005 on the banks of the River Tagus, near Lisbon. Per Osland and Jorma Tuominiemi report.
