Read article 'Twenty-five years of gluons'
This summer DESY celebrated the discovery in 1979 of the first direct evidence for gluons in experiments at the electron-positron collider, PETRA. Talks at a special symposium provided some personal v...
Read article 'Sergei Vavilov: luminary of Russian physics'
Sergei Vavilov, whose research led to the discovery of Cherenkov radiation, contributed greatly to establishing a strong base for physics in the USSR, especially during the difficult years of the 1930...
Read article 'Preparing for physics at J-PARC'
Participants at a recent workshop discussed future physics and management issues at the J-PARC facility, which is now under construction in Japan.
Read article 'The discovery of the weak neutral currents'
Dieter Haidt, from the Gargamelle collaboration, describes how the team's major triumph came about and was eventually accepted.
Read article 'Calling long distance: Geneva to Italy'
The CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso (CNGS) project is set to deliver its first neutrinos in spring 2006. A key element is the vast decay tube.
Read article 'Looking at the stars from a well'
Observing what goes on in the heart of stars from deep below ground is an effective tool for understanding stellar interiors and the primordial universe, as Gianni Fiorentini and Alessandro Pascolini ...
Read article 'Postcards from CERN: 50 years through a lens'
Over the years CERN’s photographers have provided an important record of the laboratory’s development. This selection provides a glimpse of CERN’s history through their eyes.
Read article 'The NSS/MIC conference: a global meeting place'
The IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference provides a unique - and increasingly popular - annual event for scientists and engineers to come together to review progress in detect...
Read article 'A machine for learning'
Ilan Ben-Zvi describes Brookhaven's facility for long-term R&D in advanced accelerator physics, which he directed until recently.
Read article 'The new transversity council of Trento'
A recent workshop on new developments in nucleon spin structure, held at the ECT* in Trento, revived memories of the famous Council of Trento of 1530.
