Read article 'ICHEP lays on a Chinese banquet of physics'
ICHEP lays on a Chinese banquet of physics
The ICHEP '04 conference provided a major opportunity to review a wide range of recent progress in particle physics.
Read article 'ICHEP lays on a Chinese banquet of physics'
Read article 'CERN, the violin and the music of the spheres'
CERN, the violin and the music of the spheres
The World Year of Physics is upon us, designated Einstein Year in the UK. Brian Foster considers the complex web of connections between two of the famous scientist's main passions - music and physics.
Read article 'ISOLDE goes from strength to strength'
ISOLDE goes from strength to strength
In 1964 CERN took the initiative to develop the means for studying short-lived nuclei. Forty years on, ISOLDE continues to be a world-leading facility for research with radioactive beams.
Read article 'CEBAF set to double energy'
CEBAF set to double energy
Jefferson Lab is aiming to further studies of strongly interacting matter by upgrading the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility to 12 GeV and adding a fourth experimental hall. Steven Cornel...
Read article 'Jefferson Lab’s journey into the nucleus'
Jefferson Lab’s journey into the nucleus
Experiments at the boundary of nuclear physics and particle physics are providing a clearer view of the nucleus in terms of the basic quarks and gluons, as Douglas Higinbotham describes.
Read article 'A November revolution: the birth of a new particle'
A November revolution: the birth of a new particle
Frank Close goes back 30 years to when he first heard of the remarkable results from Brookhaven and SLAC that heralded the discovery of the fourth quark, charm.
Read article 'Framing Lorentz symmetry'
Framing Lorentz symmetry
Experimentalists and theorists from around the world recently gathered at Indiana University to exchange the latest findings from their experiments in the search for the violation of Lorentz symmetry.
Read article 'Science helps bring nations together'
Science helps bring nations together
Established to pursue fundamental science, both CERN and its Russian counterpart JINR have an important role in breaking down international barriers. This succeess is now providing a model for a third...
Read article 'The case for mini black holes'
The case for mini black holes
Tiny black holes could offer a richer view of physics than their better known, moremassive relations, as Aurélien Barrau and Julien Grain explain.
Read article 'ICTP at 40: the centre’s legacy for the future'
ICTP at 40: the centre’s legacy for the future
The 40 year history of the ICTP, marked by international co-operation and understanding, provides valuable and enduring lessons that are as relevant today as they were at the centre's inception.
