Read article 'MiniBooNE solves neutrino mystery'
MiniBooNE solves neutrino mystery
The MiniBooNE Collaboration at Fermilab has revealed its first findings.
Read article 'MiniBooNE solves neutrino mystery'
Read article 'Coupled-clusters point to faster computation'
Coupled-clusters point to faster computation
Calculations of the structure of heavy nuclei have long suffered from the difficulties presented by the sheer complexity of the many-body system, with all of its protons and neutrons.
Read article 'Light source gets off to a good start with first electron bunch'
Light source gets off to a good start with first electron bunch
Commissioning of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC began on 5 April when physicists and engineers started up the electron-injector system for the first time, and created and accelerated ...
Read article 'GRB afterglow challenges theory'
GRB afterglow challenges theory
An extremely bright and long afterglow of a rather common gamma-ray burst (GRB) was observed during four months by the X-ray telescope of NASA’s Swift satellite. Such a long-lasting X-ray emissi...
Read article 'ICFA releases ILC design report'
ICFA releases ILC design report
The International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) has released the Reference Design Report (RDR) for a future International Linear Collider (ILC)
Read article 'SLAC demonstrates plasma ‘afterburner’'
SLAC demonstrates plasma ‘afterburner’
A team of researchers at SLAC has shown that plasma acceleration can dramatically boost the energy of particles over a short distance.
Read article 'New BMBF funding for LHC experiments'
New BMBF funding for LHC experiments
In February the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF, set up new funding for the German universities and institutions involved in ALICE, ATLAS and CMS.
Read article 'CMS solenoid makes successful descent'
CMS solenoid makes successful descent
At 6.00 a.m. on 28 February the heaviest section of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector began its momentous journey into the experiment's cavern, 100 m below ground.
Read article 'Diamond welcomes its first scientific users'
Diamond welcomes its first scientific users
The Diamond Light Source, the UK's new synchrotron facility in Oxfordshire, has welcomed its first scientific users after opening its doors for business in February.
Read article 'Galaxy centre may harbour super accelerator'
Galaxy centre may harbour super accelerator
Although the super-massive black hole at the centre of our galaxy seems very quiet compared with those seen as quasars in remote galaxies, it might be a giant proton accelerator more powerful than CER...
