Read article 'KEK prize encourages innovation'
The KEK high-energy physics laboratory in Japan has established a new prize – the KEK Technology prize – to encourage its engineers to tackle technical challenges. The first winners were...
Read article 'Promoting science in south-east Europe'
On 13-14 May, CERN hosted a meeting for a taskforce aiming to develop a set of recommendations for the reconstruction of scientific collaboration with the countries of south-east Europe.
Read article 'Plasma-gas refraction improves on crystals'
Experiments using a high-energy electron beam at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center have shown the way in which such a beam can be bent as it crosses the boundary between a plasma and a gas.
Read article 'Linear collider study is extended for two years'
A strong physics case has been made for building and electron-positron linear collider with an energy range from 90 GeV up to about 1 TeV.
Read article 'Observations of cosmic ripples reveal more hints of the blueprint for the early universe'
April and May were exciting months for cosmologists, as new results brought them one step closer to unravelling the mysteries of the early universe.
Read article 'European network for astro-particle physics is formed'
Five European countries have pledged to collaborate on research into astroparticle physics. The Astro-Particle Physics European Coordination (APPEC) network was formed on 2 May in Paris. Its goals inc...
Read article 'Neutrinos get their grand OPERA'
The 2000 tonne OPERA (Oscillation Project with Emulsion Tracking Apparatus) experiment has been approved for construction and operation in the CERN Neutrino Beam to Gran Sasso project.
Read article 'Three new experiments set to arrive at SLAC’s End Station A'
End Station A, the venerable fixed-target facility at the end of the two mile electron linear accelerator beam at SLAC, Stanford, where quarks were discovered in 1967, will soon see a high-energy be...
Read article 'High-energy accelerators look to R&D'
The rhythm of the International High Energy Accelerator Conference (HEACC), held once every three years, is well matched to the gradual evolution of the accelerator scene.
Read article 'Supernova supports negative pressure concept'
Images of a supernova 10 billion light-years from Earth give new weight to the theory of negative pressure (Einstein’s cosmological constant). The observations of the exploding star, made using ...
