Read article 'Souped up RF'
Behind the size, complexity and physics goals of particle accelerators such as the LHC lies a simple physics principle worked out by Maxwell more than 150 years ago: when a charged particle passes th...
Read article 'Superconductors and particle physics entwined'
Superconductivity is a mischievous phenomenon. Countless superconducting materials were discovered following Onnes’ 1911 breakthrough, but none with the right engineering properties. Even today, mor...
Read article 'Taming high-temperature superconductivity'
After 30 years, a theory is within reach for high-T superconductors.
Read article 'Celebrating a super partnership'
The virtuous spiral between high-energy physics and superconductivity is never ending, says Lucio Rossi.
Read article 'Accelerator experts meet in Copenhagen'
8th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC) takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark
Read article 'Physics resumes at LHC'
First stable beams in the LHC were declared on 23 May, just 25 days after the first beam was injected and almost three weeks ahead of schedule. Since then, interleaved with physics operation and remai...
Read article 'LHC luminosity upgrade accelerates'
CERN has recently implemented two important steps towards the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) – an upgrade that will increase the intensity of the LHC’s collisions significantly from the early 2020s....
Read article 'Europe enters the extreme X-ray era'
The European X-ray Free-Electron Laser will probe electronic, chemical and biological processes in unprecedented detail.
Read article 'The world’s longest superconducting linac'
The linac driving the European XFEL also serves as a prototype for a high-energy linear collider.
Read article 'FAIR forges its future'
Supernova explosions, neutron-star mergers and rare radioactive ions might not seem to have much connection to terrestrial matters. Yet, while the lightest elements were synthesised immediately after ...
