Read article 'XMM-Newton sees fast-spinning white dwarf'
Using observations by ESA’s Newton X-ray multimirror satellite, XMM-Newton, a group of Italian astronomers has derived the characteristics of a peculiar binary system consisting of a white dwarf...
Read article 'Collisions to start at 3.5 TeV'
The LHC will initially run at an energy of 3.5 TeV per beam when it starts up in November this year.
Read article 'PETRA III generates first X-ray beam'
DESY's new synchrotron radiation source PETRA III generated the first X-ray light for research on the weekend of 18–19 July.
Read article 'New neutron-rich nuclei support ‘island of inversion’ theory'
Researchers at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University have succeeded in making and measuring the production rates of 15 new neutron-rich isotopes.
Read article 'Element 112 is to be given the name ‘copernicium’'
The team that discovered element 112 at GSI Darmstadt has proposed naming it "copernicium", with the element symbol "Cp", in honour of the scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Read article 'Fermilab’s CDF experiment observes the Ωb–baryon'
The CDF collaboration has announced the observation of a new particle containing three quarks: two strange quarks and a bottom quark.
Read article 'Is quantum theory exact or approximate?'
Most solutions to the measurement problem look for a reinterpretation of the formalism of quantum mechanics. Models in which the wave function collapses spontaneously, however, follow a different rout...
Read article 'STEP ’09 sets new records around the world'
After months of preparation and two intensive weeks of continuous operation in June, the LHC experiments celebrated the achievement of a new set of goals aimed at demonstrating full readiness for the ...
Read article 'Telescopes pin down location of cosmic accelerator'
Teams have joined forces with astronomers to reveal the precise location of particle acceleration in the nearby giant radio galaxy M87.
Read article 'NuTeV anomaly supports new effect in bound nucleons'
A new theoretical calculation of the effects of the nuclear medium may account for experimental result that disagreed with the Standard Model.
