Read article 'Profiting from the long view'
Profiting from the long view
Andrew Hutton is Jefferson Lab’s associate-director for accelerators.
Read article 'Profiting from the long view'
Read article 'the queen of all sciences and Intelligent Design'
the queen of all sciences and Intelligent Design
In the mid-1930s, physics was heavily attacked by the most famous Italian philosopher of the time, who called physicists "vile mechanicians".
Read article 'Big Science, bigger outreach'
Big Science, bigger outreach
Today the scientific community and the relevant authorities on scientific policies share a general consensus on the importance of conveying to society the main results and general consequences of rese...
Read article 'The age of citizen cyberscience'
The age of citizen cyberscience
I first met Rytis Slatkevicius in 2006, when he was 18. At the time, he had assembled the world's largest database of prime numbers.
Read article 'SRF technology comes full circle'
SRF technology comes full circle
Nearly a half-century ago, researchers at Stanford University began investigating superconducting RF (SRF) acceleration.
Read article 'Will the LHC surprise us?'
Will the LHC surprise us?
Having failed to find any completely unexpected new physics for more than 30 years, we clearly need nature's help to progress, and the case is good.
Read article 'Will the LHC reveal the unexpected?'
Will the LHC reveal the unexpected?
This autumn, commissioning should be in full swing on the LHC at CERN, the world’s largest laboratory for the study of subnuclear physics.
Read article 'A vision for the future of CERN'
A vision for the future of CERN
CERN is a de facto global laboratory, with the LHC set to be the centre of particle-physics research for a decade or more, and comprises the largest scientific user community in the world.
Read article 'An Indian dream come true'
An Indian dream come true
India’s accelerator pioneers began to build the Calcutta cyclotron in the early 1970s but soon found that the industrial infrastructure was not geared up to provide the necessary level of technology...
Read article 'Why particle physics needs stability'
Why particle physics needs stability
A premature end to SLAC's B-factory, a stop to UK investment in the International Linear Collider (ILC) project and more than 300 lay-offs at Fermilab and SLAC – 2007 ended on a bad note.
