Nuclear & particle physics

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A fresh look at nuclear Jan 5, 2009

A new industry-wide graduate scheme aims to get the next generation of nuclear scientists thinking about community and environmental issues from the outset. Susie Hay and Michael Kelk describe the “nucleargraduates” programme

Atomic arias Jan 5, 2009 1 comment

Oppenheimer takes centre stage, reports Robert P Crease

Reasons to be cheerful Jan 5, 2009 1 comment

The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year

Michigan State will host rare isotope facility Dec 12, 2008

New lab will benefit about 1000 researchers

Spinning drops could model black holes Dec 11, 2008 1 comment

Water droplets take on strange shapes when levitated and spun

Cosmic-ray mystery deepens Dec 9, 2008 3 comments

High-energy hotspots puzzle cosmologists

Lamb shift spotted in solid qubit Dec 5, 2008 1 comment

Discovery could help physicists design more robust quantum computers

LHC will restart end of June 2009 Dec 5, 2008 11 comments

Beams not likely to reach full energy until 2010

Accelerating medical isotope production Nov 26, 2008 1 comment

Technetium-99m production does not rely on reactors or enriched uranium

Europe unveils 20-year astronomy roadmap Nov 26, 2008

Funding must rise by 20% per year to meet ambitious goals

LHC repairs under way Nov 21, 2008

Damaged magnets make their way out of tunnel

Proton and neutron masses calculated from first principles Nov 21, 2008 9 comments

Quantum chromodynamics makes us heavy, say physicists

US firm unveils plans for mini nuclear reactors Nov 20, 2008 15 comments

Tiny reactors have no moving parts and could power a small town for $25m

Excess of electrons could point to dark matter Nov 20, 2008 2 comments

Are WIMPs annihilating nearby?

PAMELA bares all Nov 4, 2008

Satellite data do indeed hint at dark-matter annihilation, the European team claims