


Superbends expand the scope of Berkeley’s ALS
The first-ever retrofit of superconducting bend magnets into the storage ring of an operating synchrotron radiation source extended the spectrum of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Advanced L...

CERN hosts major magnet conference
Represented in the MT-17 delegate list were 27 countries, giving an indication of the growing importance of magnet technology. An industrial exhibition at the conference was attended by 30 companies. ...

Climbing out of the nuclear valley
With nuclear physics largely confined to a narrow band of stable isotopes, a new US machine aims to provide a wider nuclear perspective.

Hands-on particles appeal to students
It is not true that particle physics - the underlying mechanisms of the universe - can only be understood after a long and difficult apprenticeship. To reach out and appeal to young students, Erik Joh...

Accelerator tradition is thriving at Brookhaven
When the Brookhaven National Laboratory was established in 1947 at Long Island’s Camp Upton, it inherited barracks, recreational facilities and a stockade for prisoners of war. Today the barracks re...

Cornell’s laboratory is at the crossroads
In 1979, Cornell University switched on the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, ushering in more than two decades of pre-eminence in the physics of b quarks. With the b-quark crown now passing to the B-me...

Survey helps US with long-range planning
A group of young US physicists recently conducted a survey to find out where high-energy physics is heading. The results reveal that growing internationalization makes physicists at isolated centres...

Science knows no boundaries
Physics provides a stage for international collaboration. At the opening of a recent exhibition at the Russian Duma, presented by CERN and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, CERN adviser for ...

Magazine plays its part in physics history
Gordon Fraser, who has stepped down as editor of CERN Courier looks at how the physics scene has changed during his time working on the magazine.