Read article 'Alchemy by pure light'
Alchemy by pure light
In lead collisions at the LHC, some of the strongest electromagnetic fields in the universe bombard the inside of the beam pipe with radioactive gold.
Read article 'Alchemy by pure light'
Read article 'The physicist who fought war and cancer'
The physicist who fought war and cancer
Subatomic physics has shaped both the conduct of war and the treatment of cancer. Joseph Rotblat, who left the Manhattan Project on moral grounds and later advanced radiotherapy, embodies this dual le...
Read article 'Europe’s collider strategy takes shape'
Europe’s collider strategy takes shape
How are community inputs and debates shaping the ongoing update to the European strategy for particle physics? The Courier consults two scientists tasked with representing CERN Member States and the h...
Read article 'Memories of quarkonia'
Memories of quarkonia
As the story of quarkonia draws to a close, John Ellis shares personal recollections of five decades of discoveries and debates about the simplest composite objects in QCD.
Read article 'Hidden treasures'
Hidden treasures
As the LHC surpasses one exabyte of stored data, Cristinel Diaconu and Ulrich Schwickerath call for new collaborations to join a global effort in data preservation.
Read article 'Nineteen sixty-four'
Nineteen sixty-four
Michael Riordan chronicles 1964, the year that saw the birth of the quark model, the Higgs mechanism, and the discovery of CP violation and the cosmic microwave background.
Read article 'Quantum simulators in high-energy physics'
Quantum simulators in high-energy physics
Enrique Rico Ortega and Sofia Vallecorsa explain how quantum computing will allow physicists to model complex dynamics, from black-hole evaporation to neutron-star interiors.
Read article 'Four ways to interpret quantum mechanics'
Four ways to interpret quantum mechanics
Carlo Rovelli describes the major schools of thought on how to make sense of a purely quantum world.
Read article 'Sensing at quantum limits'
Sensing at quantum limits
Quantum sensors have become important tools in low-energy particle physics. Michael Doser explores opportunities to exploit their unparalleled precision at higher energies.
Read article 'The minimalism of many worlds'
The minimalism of many worlds
David Wallace argues for the ‘decoherent view’ of quantum mechanics, where at the fundamental level there is neither probability nor wavefunction collapse.
