Read article 'Particle physics is thriving in Switzerland'
An update on particle physics and closely related topics in Switzerland was presented at the University of Zurich in March to a subpanel of the European Committee for Future Accelerators, RECFA.
Read article 'D0 physicists ‘shake hands’ across the Atlantic in key grid test'
n an important test of datagrid technology, members of the D0 collaboration at Fermilab have successfully communicated across the Atlantic with colleagues in the UK.
Read article 'Remnants reveal origins of cosmic rays'
In the 90 years since the discovery of cosmic rays, there have been many theories about their origin, but little experimental evidence for actual sources.
Read article 'Smooth surfaces give boost to TESLA superconducting cavity'
Accelerating cavities for the proposed TESLA superconducting electron-positron collider routinely achieve the 25 MV/m accelerating gradient that is required to achieve a collision energy of 500 GeV in...
Read article 'Debate sparked on quark stars'
Recent observations of two neutron stars have led to the announcement that a new form of matter might have been found. Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory claim that one of the st...
Read article 'Major upgrade prepares wizard telescopes for a good spell'
The UK’s 217 km MERLIN array of radio telescopes is undergoing a major upgrade. The array already has a resolution equivalent to that of the Hubble Space Telescope. But once the £2.4 millio...
Read article 'CERN prepares to focus on the LHC'
At the March meetings of CERN's governing body, Council, the laboratory's management presented preliminary ideas for absorbing the cost overrun for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project identified l...
Read article 'CP violation enters a new era'
New results show that CP violation in the decays of particles containing heavy quarks is becoming precision physics.
Read article 'Superkamiokande to be rebuilt this year'
Investigations carried out since then have shown a way to prevent such accidents happening again, and rebuilding is now under way.
Read article 'US nuclear scientists chart a new course'
More than a year after being asked to study the opportunities and priorities for US nuclear physics research in the coming decade, the Department of Energy/National Science Foundation Nuclear Science ...
