Read article 'B to D decays reduce uncertainty on γ'
Precise LHCb measurements of the angle γ, the only known difference in the interactions of matter and antimatter, provide a benchmark against which any contribution from new physics can be compared.
Read article 'Hidden charm in the quark–gluon plasma'
The ALICE collaboration has opened a novel way to study the strong interaction at extreme temperatures and densities.
Read article 'Radiotherapy debut for proton linac'
A novel proton accelerator for cancer treatment based on CERN technology is preparing to receive its first patients in the UK.
Read article 'Volker Soergel 1931–2022'
Volker Soergel headed DESY in 1981–1993, overseeing construction of the HERA electron–proton storage ring.
Read article 'Nicola Najib Khuri 1933–2022'
Nicola was a leading authority on the use of mathematics in high-energy theoretical physics.
Read article 'Valery Rubakov 1955–2022'
Rubakov pioneered groundbreaking ideas and methods in many domains of particle physics and cosmology.
Read article 'LHCb brings leptons into line'
New measurements of R(K) and R(K*) are in close agreement with the principle of lepton universality, bringing fresh perspective on the flavour anomalies.
Read article 'Kurt Gottfried 1929–2022'
Well known for his work the foundations of quantum mechanics, Gottfried was also co-founder of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Read article 'Donald Hill Perkins 1925–2022'
Over his long career, Perkins’ brilliance benefitted generations of physics students.
Read article 'Rare B-meson decays to two muons'
A recent measurement of B0S → μ+μ– by the CMS collaboration reduces a previous tension between theory and experiment.
