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Physicists used to be able to show preliminary results at conference presentations...
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Physicists used to be able to show preliminary results at conference presentations...
Edwin Cartlidge on Philip Ball's first science novel
Andrew Jaffe: an American in London
Just over a year ago, the online project Galaxy Zoo was launched. Two of its founders, Chris Lintott and Kate Land, reflect on the story of one of the most innovative astronomy projects out there
After nigh-on three decades, scientists at the CERN laboratory near Geneva are on the verge of completing the world’s most powerful particle collider. With all of the 1600 superconducting magnets that will be used to guide protons around the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) having been cooled to 1.9 K, the machine is finally ready to start circulating […]
Umberto Guidoni is a former astronaut and a member of the European Parliament, belonging to the Party of Italian Communists
Thanks to concerns about carbon emissions and the rising price of fossil fuels, the green-energy industry is currently experiencing huge growth worldwide. This presents plenty of interesting and lucrative opportunities for physicists, as Gregory McNamee describes
High-temperature superconductors are centre stage once again
More research funding and 'restored science integrity', says US presidential candidate
The debate as to whether the DAMA/LIBRA team has detected dark matter will no doubt persist until fresh data can say either way...