Read article 'Jefferson Lab’s journey into the nucleus'
Experiments at the boundary of nuclear physics and particle physics are providing a clearer view of the nucleus in terms of the basic quarks and gluons, as Douglas Higinbotham describes.
Read article 'A November revolution: the birth of a new particle'
Frank Close goes back 30 years to when he first heard of the remarkable results from Brookhaven and SLAC that heralded the discovery of the fourth quark, charm.
Read article 'Framing Lorentz symmetry'
Experimentalists and theorists from around the world recently gathered at Indiana University to exchange the latest findings from their experiments in the search for the violation of Lorentz symmetry.
Read article 'Science helps bring nations together'
Established to pursue fundamental science, both CERN and its Russian counterpart JINR have an important role in breaking down international barriers. This succeess is now providing a model for a third...
Read article 'The case for mini black holes'
Tiny black holes could offer a richer view of physics than their better known, moremassive relations, as Aurélien Barrau and Julien Grain explain.
Read article 'ICTP at 40: the centre’s legacy for the future'
The 40 year history of the ICTP, marked by international co-operation and understanding, provides valuable and enduring lessons that are as relevant today as they were at the centre's inception.
Read article 'Twenty-five years of gluons'
This summer DESY celebrated the discovery in 1979 of the first direct evidence for gluons in experiments at the electron-positron collider, PETRA. Talks at a special symposium provided some personal v...
Read article 'Sergei Vavilov: luminary of Russian physics'
Sergei Vavilov, whose research led to the discovery of Cherenkov radiation, contributed greatly to establishing a strong base for physics in the USSR, especially during the difficult years of the 1930...
Read article 'Preparing for physics at J-PARC'
Participants at a recent workshop discussed future physics and management issues at the J-PARC facility, which is now under construction in Japan.
Read article 'The discovery of the weak neutral currents'
Dieter Haidt, from the Gargamelle collaboration, describes how the team's major triumph came about and was eventually accepted.
