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11/01/06

InterAction collaboration: Particle physics and the press

These are exciting times for particle physics, and the world's press are taking notice.

11/01/06

Emerging particle physics in China

Traditionally, the big five particle physics laboratories have been Fermilab and SLAC in the United States, CERN in Switzerland, DESY in Germany, and KEK in Japan.

09/01/06

Mikhail Shifman: Visualizing physics

The young people who will build our future appear to be largely unaware of how attractive and rewarding careers in science can be. We should not be surprised.

09/01/06

Lee Sawyer: Katrina aftermath challenges research institutions

The history of Louisiana is closely intertwined with tragedies. My father, who turns 90 this fall, vividly remembers the Great Flood of 1927.

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Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector

12/09/25

Sarah Charley

In 2023, the ALICE experiment was ready for their best year yet, until a mysterious signal threatened everything. As the LHC wraps up its 2025 lead-ion run, physicists recall how they worked together to solve the puzzle.

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