Matthew Chalmers
Untangling the origin of string theory
Half a century ago, theorist Gabriele Veneziano visited CERN and wrote a paper that wound up marking the beginning of string theory
Nobel work shines a light on particle physics
Find out how the laser physics recognised by the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics opens up new perspectives in particle physics
The Large Hadron Collider: 10 years and counting
Ten years ago, protons circulated CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the first time, marking the end of years of design and construction
Call for input to the European Strategy update
The European Strategy for Particle Physics, which is due to be updated by May 2020, will guide the direction of the field to the mid-2020s and beyond
CERN meets industry at the Big Science Business Forum
The world’s first Big Science Business Forum gathered 18 of the most advanced big-science organisations together to meet European companies
Particle physics on the brain
Methods from theoretical physics are shedding light on the brain’s circuitry
CLEAR prospects for accelerator research
A new user facility, the CERN Linear Electron Accelerator for Research (CLEAR), hosts accelerator research and development projects
ATLAS and CMS join forces to tackle top-quark asymmetry
Top marks for the Standard Model as LHC experiments ATLAS and CMS study the subtle behaviour of the heaviest particle
LHC rocks the seesaw model
CMS experiment delves into the mystery of neutrino masses
Hunting season at the LHC
With the LHC now back smashing protons together at an energy of 13 TeV, what exotic beasts do physicists hope to find?