Read article 'Fundamental physics in space'
What better way of launching science in the new millennium than embarking on a programme of fundamental physics research in space? Maurice Jacob looks at existing plans and new possibilities.
Read article 'How Martin Luther King almost came to Fermilab'
At his 80th birthday event at Fermilab, former laboratory deputy director, Ned Goldwasser, recalled Fermilab's early days, when human rights were as important as protons.
Read article 'Muon ring could act as a neutrino factory'
Neutrinos have always been in the particle physics spotlight. However, with new machine ideas opening up the possibility of intense neutrino sources, this area of research could go on to reveal furthe...
Read article 'The Graal of particle physics'
A new particle physics experiment uses a very different setting the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility electron ring in Grenoble.
Read article 'Electron clouds with copper linings'
Energy loss through synchrotron radiation is the bane of circular high-energy electron accelerators, which is one reason why CERN's next accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider will be accelerating pro...
Read article 'Faces and Places'
Faces and places section from the CERN Courier August 1999 issue.
Read article 'Obituaries'
Obituaries for Bianca Monteleoni-Conforto and Rostislav Mikhailovich Ryndin who passed away on 1999.
Read article 'The quintessence of cosmology'
The most striking recent development in cosmology has come from supernova studies, which reveal how the expansion rate of the universe changes with time. Rather than slowing down, the universe is ex...
Read article 'Searching for signals from the dark universe'
At the Italian Gran Sasso National Laboratory, a novel experiment that is in search of signs of the invisible dark matter that pervades our universe reports an intriguing result.
Read article 'A tale of three regions'
The impact of CERN, particularly with regard to technology transfer and industrial spin-offs, shows an interesting three-fold pattern that reflects the very different geographical and political regi...
