Read article 'Domenico Pacini and the origin of cosmic rays'
Domenico Pacini and the origin of cosmic rays
A forgotten pioneer of the early days of cosmic-ray research.
Read article 'Domenico Pacini and the origin of cosmic rays'
Read article 'LHCf: bringing cosmic collisions down to Earth'
LHCf: bringing cosmic collisions down to Earth
Data from the LHC are providing input for models used to measure the highest-energy cosmic rays.
Read article 'Studies of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays look to the future'
Studies of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays look to the future
A symposium at CERN discussed the challenges in detecting extreme events.
Read article 'ALICE looks to the skies'
ALICE looks to the skies
ALICE is one of the four big experiments at CERN’s LHC. It is devoted mainly to the study of a new phase of matter, the quark–gluon plasma, which is created in heavy-ion collisions at very ...
Read article 'Cherenkov Telescope Array is set to open new windows'
Cherenkov Telescope Array is set to open new windows
A new facility to push forward very high-energy gamma-ray astronomy.
Read article 'A neutrino telescope deep in the Mediterranean Sea'
A neutrino telescope deep in the Mediterranean Sea
KM3NeT will instrument several cubic kilometres of deep water.
Read article 'The discovery of air-Cherenkov radiation'
The discovery of air-Cherenkov radiation
How a simple but audacious experiment opened up a new technique.
Read article 'ALICE tracks charm energy loss in the QGP'
ALICE tracks charm energy loss in the QGP
The first direct observation of the suppression of charmed mesons at high transverse-momentum in head-on nucleus–nucleus collisions indicates that charm quarks suffer a strong loss of energy in hot...
Read article 'Silicon sensors go 3D'
Silicon sensors go 3D
Producing radiation-hard tracking detectors for the ATLAS upgrade.
Read article 'The DarkSide of Gran Sasso'
The DarkSide of Gran Sasso
Towards new levels of sensitivity in detecting dark-matter particles.
