Read article 'PSI pixels spin off into research with X-rays'
The countdown to the LHC start-up has begun, but even before the first protons have collided, pixel detectors designed for the CMS experiment are being used in other areas.
Read article 'LUMI’06 takes strides towards LHC upgrade'
The LUMI'06 workshop, which took place in Valencia, brought together experts from Europe, Japan and the US to review scenarios for increasing the LHC's luminosity.
Read article 'String theory meets heavy ions in Shanghai'
The latest experimental results from the heavy-ion programmes at RHIC and CERN's SPS were the focus of attention at QM2006 in Shanghai. For the first time there were discussions about attempts to conn...
Read article 'Recent ISOLDE results revisit parity violation'
Results from a recent measurement at CERN's ISOLDE facility are a tribute to the announcement 50 years ago of the first observation of the non-conservation of parity.
Read article 'SN1987A heralds the start of neutrino astronomy'
In 1987, detectors recorded a neutrino pulse emitted by SN1987A. Masayuki Nakahata, who found the signal in Kamiokande, looks at the ongoing legacy of this historic event.
Read article 'Quadripôles: un transfert réussi vers l’industrie'
Le dernier quadripôle principal pour le LHC a été livré au CERN.
Read article 'SSS: le pari gagnant de la collaboration'
This article (in French) describes the assembly of the of the LHC Short Straight Sections (SSS), fruit of a collaboration between CERN and CNRS.
Read article 'Rooted in symmetry: Yang reflects on a life of physics'
During his latest visit to CERN, Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang talked to CERN Courier about some of his early work, his impressions of the LHC and his thoughts about the future of physics.
Read article 'Physicists gather for an extravaganza of beauty'
Lively discussions and precise measurements dominated Beauty 2006, the latest international conference on B-physics. Neville Harnew and Guy Wilkinson report.
Read article 'Uppsala brings neutrino telescopes back to Earth'
Physicists met in Uppsala to consider how the next generation of high-energy neutrino detectors can contribute to new physics as well as to study cosmic phenomena.
