Read article 'Making X-rays: bright times ahead for FELs'
Making X-rays: bright times ahead for FELs
Claudio Pellegrini examines the development of hard X-ray, free-electron lasers.
Read article 'Making X-rays: bright times ahead for FELs'
Read article 'FLASH: the king of VUV and soft X-rays'
FLASH: the king of VUV and soft X-rays
Jochen Schneider and Ilka Flegel tell the story of DESY's
Read article 'European XFEL project passes milestones'
European XFEL project passes milestones
On 3 September, the tunnel-boring machine TULA – for TUnnel for Laser – broke through the wall of its reception shaft to complete the first 480 m of the tunnel system for the European XFEL proje...
Read article 'Jefferson Lab goes into the ultraviolet'
Jefferson Lab goes into the ultraviolet
The free-electron laser (FEL) at Jefferson Lab has produced its first beams at ultraviolet wavelengths.
Read article 'Elettra operates in top-up mode'
Elettra operates in top-up mode
Elettra, the 2/2.4 GeV third generation Italian light source, has successfully joined the synchrotron facilities that operate fully in top-up mode.
Read article 'Canada’s bright future in subatomic physics'
Canada’s bright future in subatomic physics
Assured funding and a new facility provide opportunities for TRIUMF.
Read article 'Strategy meeting looks forward to high-power laser acceleration'
Strategy meeting looks forward to high-power laser acceleration
A meeting at GSI Darmstadt on 8–10 April provided a first opportunity to formulate a strategy on the laser technology needed to meet the challenge of future accelerators that will use or rely on la...
Read article 'EuCARD: mixing neutrinos, crab cavities, magnets and more'
EuCARD: mixing neutrinos, crab cavities, magnets and more
Under a cloud of volcanic ash, the first annual meeting of the European Co-ordination for Accelerator Research & Development (EuCARD) project took place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory of the UK...
Read article 'Carbon-ion radiotherapy flourishes in Japan'
Carbon-ion radiotherapy flourishes in Japan
Résumé L’hadronthérapie par ions carbone en pleine expansion au Japon Avec un premier patient traité en 1994, le Japon s’est imposé comme précurseur dans l...
Read article 'Canada explores cyclotron solution to isotope shortage'
Canada explores cyclotron solution to isotope shortage
Canada investigates the world's most in-demand isotope for medical-imaging purposes.
