Read article 'Horst Wenninger: 1938-2020'
Horst Wenninger: 1938-2020
A former CERN director, Horst Wenninger made significant contributions in getting the LHC approved.
Read article 'Horst Wenninger: 1938-2020'
Read article 'Turning the screw on H → μμ'
Turning the screw on H → μμ
The first evidence for the coupling of the Higgs boson to a second-generation fermion has been reported at the LHC.
Read article 'Paul Murphy 1930–2020'
Paul Murphy 1930–2020
“Gas and glue” man Paul Murphy was a long-time leader in particle physics at the University of Manchester.
Read article 'Neutrinos confirm rare solar fusion process'
Neutrinos confirm rare solar fusion process
The Borexino collaboration has used an ingenious analysis to provide the first direct proof of the CNO cycle.
Read article 'Max Zolotorev: 1941-2020'
Max Zolotorev: 1941-2020
An inspiring mentor and teacher, Zolotorev was a pioneer of experimental studies of atomic parity violation.
Read article 'The LHC as a photon collider'
The LHC as a photon collider
The ATLAS collaboration has made the first observation of the photo-production of W-boson pairs.
Read article 'Ulrich Becker 1938–2020'
Ulrich Becker 1938–2020
Ulrich Becker created instruments that led to major contributions to particle physics, including the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the J/Ψ particle.
Read article 'Double digits for ultra-rare kaon decay'
Double digits for ultra-rare kaon decay
CERN’s NA62 collaboration has presented 3.5σ evidence for K+→π+νν̄ – a “golden decay” with exceptional sensitivity to physics beyond the Standard Model
Read article 'Eugène Cremmer: 1942-2019'
Eugène Cremmer: 1942-2019
Cremmer, a theorist, left his mark in superstring and supergravity theory.
Read article 'Vector-boson scattering probes quartic coupling'
Vector-boson scattering probes quartic coupling
The observation of the electroweak production of W±W±, WZ and ZZ boson pairs is an essential milestone towards precision tests at the LHC.
