Read article 'Discovery of doubly magic nickel'
Discovery of doubly magic nickel
An experiment at the French GANIL laboratory has recently discovered a new "doubly magic" nucleus - only the tenth such isotope known to science.
Read article 'Discovery of doubly magic nickel'
Read article 'SESAME: a mini CERN for the Middle East'
SESAME: a mini CERN for the Middle East
Science brings nations together, and synchrotron radiation facilities bring different kinds of science together.
Read article 'Weapons abandoned in favour of detectors'
Weapons abandoned in favour of detectors
The Cold War once absorbed a tremendous amount of resources and talent on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Particle physics is now at the forefront of a major, international effort that is refocusing...
Read article 'The Delphic Oracleand antimatter'
The Delphic Oracleand antimatter
This winter, CERN's LEP pit formed the backdrop for an unusual theatrical performance portraying Paul Dirac's mathematical discovery of antimatter symmetry.
Read article 'Physics in space'
Physics in space
Superconducting tunnel junctions have been developed as photon-counting spectroscopic detectors for ground- and space based astrophysical research. Arrays of tantalum-based junctions have now reache...
Read article 'Superconducting radiofrequency'
Superconducting radiofrequency
Accelerators are increasingly turning to superconducting technology to transfer power to the particle beams. The biennial workshop is a shop window for progress.
Read article 'What’s new in particles and cosmology?'
What’s new in particles and cosmology?
The 1999 DESY Theory Workshop concentrated on the growing symbiosis between particle physics (particularly neutrinos) and cosmology.
Read article 'A brief history of the universe'
A brief history of the universe
During 1998-9, Peter Kalmus of London's Queen Mary and Westfield College lectured on "Particles and the universe" in 43 UK locations to 10 000 high-school students.Readers of CERN Courier will be ...
Read article 'The electron century'
The electron century
In 1900 nobody could have even dreamed of the way in which science would evolve over the 100 years that followed. Theorist and science writer Frank Close reviews the past century and looks forward to...
Read article 'Caught in the QuarkNet'
Caught in the QuarkNet
Large international collaborations formed around experiments at CERN's future LHC collider include outreach and education as part of their mission. Among the recipients of LHC data will be eager high...
