Read article 'The last dipole makes its descent'
The last dipole makes its descent
On 26 April, the last superconducting magnet for the LHC descended into the accelerator tunnel.
Read article 'The last dipole makes its descent'
Read article 'First LHC sector reaches 1.9 K'
First LHC sector reaches 1.9 K
The first sector of the LHC to be cooled reached its operating temperature of 1.9 K for the first time on 10 April.
Read article 'Light source gets off to a good start with first electron bunch'
Light source gets off to a good start with first electron bunch
Commissioning of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC began on 5 April when physicists and engineers started up the electron-injector system for the first time, and created and accelerated ...
Read article 'The LHC: illuminating the high-energy frontier'
The LHC: illuminating the high-energy frontier
During the next few years, discoveries at CERN's Large Hadron Collider will revolutionize our understanding of matter, forces and space. John Ellis looks at what might lie in store.
Read article 'ICFA releases ILC design report'
ICFA releases ILC design report
The International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) has released the Reference Design Report (RDR) for a future International Linear Collider (ILC)
Read article 'SLAC demonstrates plasma ‘afterburner’'
SLAC demonstrates plasma ‘afterburner’
A team of researchers at SLAC has shown that plasma acceleration can dramatically boost the energy of particles over a short distance.
Read article 'Diamond welcomes its first scientific users'
Diamond welcomes its first scientific users
The Diamond Light Source, the UK's new synchrotron facility in Oxfordshire, has welcomed its first scientific users after opening its doors for business in February.
Read article 'US looks to new rare-isotope science facility'
US looks to new rare-isotope science facility
A new heavy-ion linear accelerator based in the US would provide the opportunity to tackle directly the current challenges arising from investigations of nuclear science.
Read article 'MEGAPIE leads the way to waste transmutation'
MEGAPIE leads the way to waste transmutation
A high-power proton beam and a special target have produced a high-power neutron source at PSI, with potential for the transmutation of radioactive waste.
Read article 'Zurich workshop faces the LHC’s precision challenge'
Zurich workshop faces the LHC’s precision challenge
With Switzerland's reputation for exactitude, Zurich was the ideal place for scientists to discuss high precision for hard processes at LHC in this last year's workshop.
