Read article 'Borexino begins data taking at Gran Sasso'
Borexino begins data taking at Gran Sasso
The Borexino detector is now fully operational at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso.
Read article 'Borexino begins data taking at Gran Sasso'
Read article 'VIRGO opens up new astronomy'
VIRGO opens up new astronomy
On 18 May, the Virgo laser interferometer for the detection of gravitational waves started its first science run at the European Gravitational Observatory, Pisa, marking a step forward towards a new ...
Read article 'DØ and CDF find same new baryon'
DØ and CDF find same new baryon
After several years of independently gathering and analyzing data at Fermilab’s Tevatron, the DØ and CDF collaborations have reported the observation of the same new baryon within days of each othe...
Read article '…and Council approves additional resources'
…and Council approves additional resources
In another major development, Council approved a programme of additional activities together with the associated budget resources.
Read article 'CERN announces new date for LHC start-up…'
CERN announces new date for LHC start-up…
Speaking at the 142nd session of the CERN Council on 22 June, CERN’s director-general, Robert Aymar, announced that the LHC will start up in May 2008, taking the first steps towards studying physic...
Read article 'Astronomers discover Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone'
Astronomers discover Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone
A rocky planet only five times the mass of the Earth was discovered around the nearby low-mass star Gliese 581. This is the most Earth-like planet known to date and furthermore its orbit is at th...
Read article 'Symmetry breaking on a supercomputer'
Symmetry breaking on a supercomputer
The Japan Lattice QCD Collaboration has used numerical simulations to reproduce spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking (SCSB) in quantum chromodynamics (QCD).
Read article 'Bent silicon crystal deflects 400 GeV proton beam at the Super Proton Synchrotron'
Bent silicon crystal deflects 400 GeV proton beam at the Super Proton Synchrotron
A team working at CERN has detected the phenomenon of volume reflection using bent silicon crystals with a 400 GeV proton beam at the Super Proton Synchrotron. The efficiency achieved was greater th...
Read article 'THEMIS spacecraft take thin-contact silicon into orbit'
THEMIS spacecraft take thin-contact silicon into orbit
Particle detectors developed for high-energy and nuclear physics often find uses in many other fields. Now silicon detectors with thin entrance contacts have been launched into space aboard the five s...
Read article 'The last module of LHCb’s VELO arrives'
The last module of LHCb’s VELO arrives
After 10 years of hard work the last of the 42 modules for the LHCb Vertex Locator (VELO) arrived at CERN in early March.
