Read article 'Collisions to start at 3.5 TeV'
Collisions to start at 3.5 TeV
The LHC will initially run at an energy of 3.5 TeV per beam when it starts up in November this year.
Read article 'Collisions to start at 3.5 TeV'
Read article 'PETRA III generates first X-ray beam'
PETRA III generates first X-ray beam
DESY's new synchrotron radiation source PETRA III generated the first X-ray light for research on the weekend of 18–19 July.
Read article 'New neutron-rich nuclei support ‘island of inversion’ theory'
New neutron-rich nuclei support ‘island of inversion’ theory
Researchers at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) at Michigan State University have succeeded in making and measuring the production rates of 15 new neutron-rich isotopes.
Read article 'Element 112 is to be given the name ‘copernicium’'
Element 112 is to be given the name ‘copernicium’
The team that discovered element 112 at GSI Darmstadt has proposed naming it "copernicium", with the element symbol "Cp", in honour of the scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Read article 'Fermilab’s CDF experiment observes the Ωb–baryon'
Fermilab’s CDF experiment observes the Ωb–baryon
The CDF collaboration has announced the observation of a new particle containing three quarks: two strange quarks and a bottom quark.
Read article 'Is quantum theory exact or approximate?'
Is quantum theory exact or approximate?
Most solutions to the measurement problem look for a reinterpretation of the formalism of quantum mechanics. Models in which the wave function collapses spontaneously, however, follow a different rout...
Read article 'STEP ’09 sets new records around the world'
STEP ’09 sets new records around the world
After months of preparation and two intensive weeks of continuous operation in June, the LHC experiments celebrated the achievement of a new set of goals aimed at demonstrating full readiness for the ...
Read article 'Telescopes pin down location of cosmic accelerator'
Telescopes pin down location of cosmic accelerator
Teams have joined forces with astronomers to reveal the precise location of particle acceleration in the nearby giant radio galaxy M87.
Read article 'NuTeV anomaly supports new effect in bound nucleons'
NuTeV anomaly supports new effect in bound nucleons
A new theoretical calculation of the effects of the nuclear medium may account for experimental result that disagreed with the Standard Model.
Read article 'Galactic positrons are not from dark matter'
Galactic positrons are not from dark matter
A new study on the propagation of positrons in the galaxy suggests that dark-matter annihilation or decay is not required to account for gamma-ray observations by ESA’s INTEGRAL satellite. It sh...
