Read article 'Superconductors and particle physics entwined'
Superconductivity is a mischievous phenomenon. Countless superconducting materials were discovered following Onnes’ 1911 breakthrough, but none with the right engineering properties. Even today, mor...
Read article 'Taming high-temperature superconductivity'
After 30 years, a theory is within reach for high-T superconductors.
Read article 'Europe enters the extreme X-ray era'
The European X-ray Free-Electron Laser will probe electronic, chemical and biological processes in unprecedented detail.
Read article 'The world’s longest superconducting linac'
The linac driving the European XFEL also serves as a prototype for a high-energy linear collider.
Read article 'Discovering diamonds'
Natural diamonds are old, almost as old as the planet itself. They mostly originated in the Earth’s mantle around 1 to 3.5 billion years ago and typically were brought to the surface during deep and...
Read article 'The Higgs adventure: five years in'
“I think we have it, no?” was the question posed in the CERN auditorium on 4 July 2012 by Rolf Heuer, CERN’s Director-General at the time.
Read article 'FAIR forges its future'
Supernova explosions, neutron-star mergers and rare radioactive ions might not seem to have much connection to terrestrial matters. Yet, while the lightest elements were synthesised immediately after ...
Read article 'The founding of Fermilab'
Fifty years ago, physicists in the US established a new laboratory and with it a new approach to carrying out frontier research.
Read article 'Search for sterile neutrinos triples up'
Fermilab’s short-baseline neutrino programme targets sterile neutrinos.
Read article 'A selection of Fermilab’s greatest hits'
Timeline showing Fermilab’s major experimental achievements
