11/06/24 CERN CERN Council selects Mark Thomson as next Director-General, starting in 2026 The appointment will be formalized at the December session of the CERN Council and Thomson’s five-year mandate will begin on 1 January 2026.
11/01/24 Physics World A PhD in cups of espresso: how logging my coffee consumption helped me write my thesis Vittorio Aita explains that taking pride in the small things and finding a lighthearted way to track his progress—in cups of espresso—kept him going through his PhD thesis.
10/30/24 Quanta It might be possible to detect gravitons after all A new experimental proposal suggests detecting a particle of gravity is far easier than anyone imagined.
10/25/24 Indian Institute of Science Condolence note on the passing of Prof Rohini Godbole Rohini Godbole was a pioneer of particle physics in India.
Recognizing Rosemary Fowler 11/05/24 Pruthvi Mehta A physicist reflects on learning about a hidden figure whose research helped inspire her own.
10/29/24 Dark Matter Day Q&A: Olivia Valentino Student scientist Olivia Valentino shares what it’s like to work on a dark matter detector thousands of feet underground.
10/22/24 From sea to scientific sea Take a tour of the 17 national laboratories across the United States.
10/15/24 A first-person view of physics history Michael Riordan has spent decades ruminating on the history of physics, including events he participated in himself.
10/08/24 US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs Physicists in the United States support the development of an off-shore Higgs Factory.
10/01/24 Students become scientists on International Cosmic Day Every November, students, teachers and scientists worldwide gather virtually to learn about Earth’s cosmic visitors.
09/24/24 Explain it in 60 Seconds: Quantum entanglement The CMS and ATLAS experiments recently detected quantum entanglement between top quarks in high-energy collisions at the LHC. What does that mean?
09/17/24 New results from the CMS experiment put W boson mass mystery to rest Physicists on the CMS experiment announce the most elaborate mass measurement of a particle that has captivated the physics community for decades.