If disappointments continue at the high-energy frontier, you might be hearing a lot more about the sterile neutrino, says Jon Cartwright
Read article: The possibility of a fourth type of neutrino
As CERN celebrates its 60th anniversary this month, Sharon Ann Holgate finds out what's expected of the lab's next director-general
Read article: Leadership required
Edwin Cartlidge previews the ultimate role-playing game when physicists will scour Jordan for signs of a fictitious nuclear test
Read article: Fantasy physics for nuclear testers
The cleanest chamber ever built is allowing researchers at CERN to track the microscopic processes governing cloud formation
Read article: CLOUD experiment at CERN aids climate predictions
Based on highly accurate optical interferometry and fundamental quantum calculations, researchers in the US are developing an improved definition of the SI unit for pressure
Read article: Refraction redefines the pascal
Cutting-edge vacuum technology under development at Brazil’s new synchrotron will allow more stable and brighter X-ray beams for the study of matter at shorter length and timescales
Read article: Vacuum challenge for the Sirius synchrotron
A novel sound-detection technique can be used to detect intruders, check the flow in pipelines and monitor undersea wildlife, reports Katia Moskvitch
Read article: When light listens to your every step
Ashley Dale examines the devastating impact that a solar super-storm could have on life on Earth
Read article: What if a solar super-storm hit?
Mattias Schmidt talks about his work as a physicist at Procter & Gamble
Read article: Physics on babies’ bottoms
Light from distant galaxies is distorted on its journey to us via a vast network of dark matter. Physicists can use this to map the structure of the dark cosmic web, Catherine Heymans...
Read article: Seeing the invisible: using gravitational lensing to map dark matter
