Opinion Archives – Page 9 of 23

Together towards new facilities

Jorgen D’Hondt describes ECFA efforts to pursue technical and scientific synergies between Higgs-factory proposals.

Virgin Hyperloop’s DevLoop test facility

Hyperloop: think big, win big

Leybold’s Tom Kammermeier on the German manufacturer’s long-range bet on hyperloop vacuum-based transportation systems.

An aerial view over the ESS construction site

A joined-up vision for vacuum

ESS vacuum group leader Marcelo Juni Ferreira describes the essential role of vacuum technology in this next-generation neutron-science facility.

A unique period for computing, but will it last?

The computing demands expected this decade puts HEP in a similar position to 1995 when the field moved to PCs, argues Sverre Jarp.

In pursuit of the possible

Theorist Giulia Zanderighi discusses fundamental physics at the boundary between theory and experiment.

Lessons in leadership

The best leaders are those who don’t want to be leaders per se, says experimentalist Ian Shipsey.

CERN and quantum technologies

CERN’s new quantum technology initiative has the potential to enrich and expand its challenging research programme, says Alberto Di Meglio.

A price worth paying

Rolf Heuer argues that large research infrastructures drive economic progress -- and particle physicists have a duty to make this message loud and clear.

Lofty thinking

CERN’s CLOUD experiment has merged the best of particle physics and atmospheric science into a novel experimental approach, says spokesperson Jasper Kirkby.