Read article 'Molecular sticky tape'
Molecular sticky tape
The 1998 EPS-IGA prize for outstanding work in the accelerator field was awarded to CERN’s Cris Benvenuti for “major breakthroughs in achieving ultra-high vacua in storage rings”.
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Read article 'HERMES heralds insight into nucleon spin'
HERMES heralds insight into nucleon spin
In which direction do quarks point? The HERMES experiment using DESY's HERA electron ring and an ingenious system to control the spin of the electron beam is poised to reveal new insights into the...
Read article 'GSI treats cancer tumours with carbon ions'
GSI treats cancer tumours with carbon ions
Germany's national laboratory for heavy-ion physics, GSI in Darmstadt, turns pure science to the service of humanity with a cancer treatment facility using carbon ions.
Read article 'A GEM of a detector'
A GEM of a detector
A particle detection technique developed at CERN promises increased performance for major new physics experiments or anywhere where the detection of charged particles is needed, such as radiography...
Read article 'Small storage ring and getters win EPS prizes'
Small storage ring and getters win EPS prizes
EPS prizes awarded in Stockholm.
Read article 'The AUSTRON: Austria’s invitation to Europe'
The AUSTRON: Austria’s invitation to Europe
International partners are being sought for the AUSTRON, a proposal for a pulsed high-flux neutron spallation source which could provide an international research centre in central Europe. Austria ha...
Read article 'The full Monte-Carlo'
The full Monte-Carlo
Monte-Carlo methods are vital simulation tools for studying high-energy particle collisions. To push the development of the Monte-Carlo generators, their underlying models and technical solutions, D...
Read article 'Neutrinos stop going West'
Neutrinos stop going West
Neutrinos have been a mainstay of CERN's research until September, when a generation of studies at the SPS synchrotron came to an end.
Read article 'Particles for export'
Particles for export
With CERN's site straddling the FrancoSwiss frontier near Geneva, exporting particle beams is an everyday occurrence. Now a new proposal foresees CERN particles also being exported to Italy, for u...
Read article 'MACRO-scope'
MACRO-scope
The Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory (MACRO) is an underground muon detector at Gran Sasso, which is now adding to the evidence for neutrino oscillations.
