Read article 'Quarks matter in Budapest'
Quarks matter in Budapest
Quark Matter 2005, the 18th International Conference on Ultra-Relativistic Nucleus- Nucleus Collisions, provided a lively forum for new results in heavy-ion physics.
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Read article 'Particles in Portugal: new high-energy physics results'
Particles in Portugal: new high-energy physics results
Europe's premier particle-physics conference took place in 2005 on the banks of the River Tagus, near Lisbon. Per Osland and Jorma Tuominiemi report.
Read article 'CERN’s low-energy frontier'
CERN’s low-energy frontier
The recent NuPAC meeting at CERN provided an overview of the laboratory's present and future activities in nuclear astrophysics, nuclear-structure physics and related areas.
Read article 'PHYSTAT: making the most of statistical techniques'
PHYSTAT: making the most of statistical techniques
Statistics has always been an essential tool in experimental particle physics, and today this is truer than ever. In the early days emulsions and bubble-chamber photographs were scanned slowly by hand...
Read article 'The future looks bright for particle channelling'
The future looks bright for particle channelling
Techniques that make use of the ordered structure of a crystal lattice to manipulate particle beams are finding an increasing number of applications.
Read article 'Tokyo meeting focuses on nucleon-spin problem'
Tokyo meeting focuses on nucleon-spin problem
Quark spin, gluon spin and the orbital angular momenta of quarks and gluons can all contribute to nucleon spin, but which has the main role? Physicists met in Tokyo to discuss.
Read article 'A magnetic memorial to decades of experiments'
A magnetic memorial to decades of experiments
Chris Jones looks back 45 years to when the arrival of a special magnet at CERN began a long dynasty of g-2 experiments that continued at the laboratory for more than 20 years.
Read article 'Setting the record straight'
Setting the record straight
Walter Oelert, leader of the team that 10 years ago obtained the first antimatter atoms, talks to Tomasz Rozek about the fact and fiction surrounding the discovery.
Read article 'Do gamma rays reveal our galaxy’s dark matter?'
Do gamma rays reveal our galaxy’s dark matter?
An observed excess of diffuse gamma rays traces the distribution of dark matter in our galaxy through its annihilations. Wim de Boer describes a recent analysis of the data.
Read article 'Gamma-ray bursts: a look behind the headlines'
Gamma-ray bursts: a look behind the headlines
Has the 35 year old mystery regarding gamma-ray bursts really been solved, and are recent observations really a complete surprise? Arnon Dar thinks not.
