Read article 'From atomic to nuclear clocks'
From atomic to nuclear clocks
Recent progress in understanding thorium’s nuclear structure could enable an ultra-accurate nuclear clock with applications in fundamental physics.
Read article 'From atomic to nuclear clocks'
Read article 'Tracing molecules at the vacuum frontier'
Tracing molecules at the vacuum frontier
The CERN-developed simulator “Molflow” has become the de-facto industry standard for ultra-high-vacuum simulations, with applications ranging from chip manufacturing to the exploration of the Mart...
Read article 'CMS looks forward to new physics with PPS'
CMS looks forward to new physics with PPS
A new CMS subdetector – the Precision Proton Spectrometer (PPS) – allows the electroweak sector of the Standard Model to be probed in regions so far unexplored.
Read article 'First light beckons at SLAC’s LCLS-II'
First light beckons at SLAC’s LCLS-II
An ambitious upgrade of the US flagship X-ray free-electron laser rests on sustained cooperation with high-energy physics labs in the US, Europe and Japan.
Read article 'CERN Courier’s Higgstory'
CERN Courier’s Higgstory
The CERN Courier editors take a tour through the magazine's Higgs archives.
Read article 'The Higgs after LHC'
The Higgs after LHC
Exploring the Higgs boson’s couplings to other particles and the shape of its potential could be the key to physics beyond the Standard Model.
Read article 'Through the Higgs portal'
Through the Higgs portal
Frank Wilczek explains why the Higgs sector could act as a portal through which to access a wide class of “phantom” particles that might otherwise elude detection.
Read article 'The thrill of the chase'
The thrill of the chase
Confirming the electroweak Standard Model drove three major projects at CERN spanning three decades, culminating in the discovery of the Higgs boson on 4 July 2012. Matthew Chalmers captures a glimpse...
Read article 'A triumph for theory'
A triumph for theory
Gerard ’t Hooft reflects on how renormalisation elevated the Brout–Englert–Higgs mechanism to a consistent theory capable of making testable predictions.
Read article 'The origin of particle masses'
The origin of particle masses
Gilad Perez links the Higgs boson to the puzzling pattern of the fermion masses.
