Read article 'Georges Charpak 1924–2010'
Georges Charpak 1924–2010
Many people around the world, not only particle physicists, were deeply saddened to learn that Georges Charpak passed away on 29 September.
Read article 'Georges Charpak 1924–2010'
Read article 'Graphene gathers Nobel Prize'
Graphene gathers Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2010 has been awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, both of the University of Manchester, for their "groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional m...
Read article 'European XFEL project passes milestones'
European XFEL project passes milestones
On 3 September, the tunnel-boring machine TULA – for TUnnel for Laser – broke through the wall of its reception shaft to complete the first 480 m of the tunnel system for the European XFEL proje...
Read article 'Fermilab constructs accelerator test facility'
Fermilab constructs accelerator test facility
When complete, the prototype accelerator will comprise six cryomodules like this first example. Each weighs about 8 tonnes and contains eight SRF cavities.
Read article 'Jefferson Lab goes into the ultraviolet'
Jefferson Lab goes into the ultraviolet
The free-electron laser (FEL) at Jefferson Lab has produced its first beams at ultraviolet wavelengths.
Read article 'Countries sign international treaty on construction of FAIR'
Countries sign international treaty on construction of FAIR
The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) was officially launched on 4 October in Wiesbaden.
Read article 'Elettra operates in top-up mode'
Elettra operates in top-up mode
Elettra, the 2/2.4 GeV third generation Italian light source, has successfully joined the synchrotron facilities that operate fully in top-up mode.
Read article 'Exoplanet hunters find rich planetary systems'
Exoplanet hunters find rich planetary systems
The time when isolated extrasolar planets were discovered is over, with the detection of two entire systems of six and possibly even seven planets orbiting nearby stars. These recent discoveries by tw...
Read article 'Bunch trains lead towards target luminosity'
Bunch trains lead towards target luminosity
Three weeks of intense machine development on the LHC came to a satisfying conclusion on the night of 21 September with the final validation of the machine-protection systems for operation with "bunc...
Read article 'AMS takes off for Kennedy Space Center'
AMS takes off for Kennedy Space Center
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), an experiment that will search for antimatter and dark matter in space, left Geneva on 26 August on the penultimate leg of its journey to the International Spac...
