Read article 'Ascent commemorates cosmic-ray pioneers'
Ascent commemorates cosmic-ray pioneers
Particle physicists brought cosmic-ray science to the heart of the Château-d’Oex International Balloon Festival.
Read article 'Ascent commemorates cosmic-ray pioneers'
Read article 'HL-LHC superconducting quadrupole successfully tested'
HL-LHC superconducting quadrupole successfully tested
Advanced niobium-tin accelerator magnets for the LHC upgrade developed at US labs and CERN are also carving a path towards future energy-frontier colliders.
Read article 'Plasma polarised by spin-orbit effect'
Plasma polarised by spin-orbit effect
Though several mysteries remain, the ALICE collaboration has uncovered evidence that quark-gluon plasmas with extreme angular momenta become polarised.
Read article 'Protons herald new cardiac treatment'
Protons herald new cardiac treatment
In a clinical world-first, a proton beam has been used to treat a patient with a ventricular tachycardia, which causes unsynchronised electrical impulses that prevent the heart from pumping blood.
Read article 'David Mark Ritson 1924–2019'
David Mark Ritson 1924–2019
He was the last of the leaders of the original seven physics groups formed at SLAC.
Read article 'Vladislav Šimák 1934–2019'
Vladislav Šimák 1934–2019
Since the early 1960s his vision and organisational skills helped shape experimental particle physics in Czechoslovakia and Czechia.
Read article 'Anomalies persist in flavour-changing B decays'
Anomalies persist in flavour-changing B decays
Updated measurements by LHCb of the angular distributions of a rare neutral B meson decay add fresh intrigue to the flavour puzzle.
Read article 'Alvin Tollestrup: 1924-2020'
Alvin Tollestrup: 1924-2020
Tollestrup was one of the world’s most influential modern physicists, writes George Zweig.
Read article 'MICE demonstrates muon cooling'
MICE demonstrates muon cooling
Physicists have taken a step towards demonstrating the technical feasibility of a muon collider.
Read article 'Renewed doubt cast on origin of fast radio bursts'
Renewed doubt cast on origin of fast radio bursts
Researchers trace second repeating fast radio burst to ordinary galaxy, suggesting that extreme environments are not required.
