Read article 'CMS tracker sees first cosmic muons'
CMS tracker sees first cosmic muons
The tracker for the CMS experiment at CERN passed an important milestone in March when the first cosmic-muon tracks were observed in one of the end caps.
Read article 'CMS tracker sees first cosmic muons'
Read article 'Sterile neutrinos unravel astrophysics'
Sterile neutrinos unravel astrophysics
Almost every current theoretical model of neutrino masses introduces sterile ("right-handed") fields, which mix with the ordinary ("left-handed") neutrinos.
Read article 'Canadian modules take up position at LHC'
Canadian modules take up position at LHC
As the many pieces of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and its experiments come together at CERN, Canada's contributions to the project are moving into their final positions.
Read article 'First results for the VUV-FEL radiation source'
First results for the VUV-FEL radiation source
The first measuring period for external users at the vacuum ultraviolet free-electron laser (VUV-FEL), the new ultraviolet and X-ray radiation source at DESY, ended successfully on 27 February.
Read article 'New WMAP results give support to inflation'
New WMAP results give support to inflation
NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) collaboration has finally released new observations of cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation with updated results on the nature and origi...
Read article 'ATLAS tracker takes major strides'
ATLAS tracker takes major strides
At the heart of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), silicon sensors will provide accurate detection of charged particles produced in the collisions.
Read article 'Team at ILL sets new limit on neutron’s EDM'
Team at ILL sets new limit on neutron’s EDM
An experiment at the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), Grenoble, has produced a new, tighter limit on the electric-dipole moment (EDM) of the neutron.
Read article 'Co-operation agreement strengthens CERN’s links with Cyprus'
Co-operation agreement strengthens CERN’s links with Cyprus
On 14 February, the minister of finance of the Republic of Cyprus, Michalis Sarris, visited CERN, accompanied by a distinguished delegation, including Christos Schizas, the vice-rector of the Universi...
Read article 'Australian synchrotron shines new light in the Southern Hemisphere'
Australian synchrotron shines new light in the Southern Hemisphere
The Australian Synchrotron under construction in Melbourne is due to begin operation in April 2007.
Read article 'Mammography database targets breast cancer'
Mammography database targets breast cancer
There would be great benefits if clinicians around the world could gain access to a common support resource in diagnosing breast cancer.
