FASER: CERN approves new experiment to look for long-lived, exotic particles
The experiment, which will complement existing searches for dark matter at the LHC, will be operational in 2021.
“Plan S: Accelerating the transition to full and immediate Open Access to scientific publication”
Statement by the European Physical Society
Voyage 2050 – Long-term planning of the ESA Science Programme
European Space Agency invites scientists to participate in Voyage 2050: Call for White Papers and Call for Membership of Topical Teams
EPL Highlights of 2018
EPL Highlights of 2018 Discover the EPL Highlights of 2018 on the EPL website. Most of the articles featured in the collection are free to read until 31 December 2019. Perspectives and open access articles are free forever.
Classic double-slit experiment in a new light
International research group develops new X-ray spectroscopy method based on the classical double-slit experiment to gain new insights into the physical properties of solids.
Chemical elements which make up mobile phones placed on ‘endangered list’
Chemical elements which make up mobile phones are included on an ‘endangered list’ in a landmark version of the Periodic Table to mark its 150th anniversary. The European Chemical Society (EuChemS) launched in January 2019 the unique updated table to highlight the elements which could run out within a century.
Goodbye ESRF girders
On 10 December 2018, Europe’s leading x-ray source was shut down for a 20-month upgrade that will boost the brightness of its beams by a factor of 100. In spite of this 20-month shutdown, ESRF’s engineers and technicians have no time to relax.
Announcing the African Physics Newsletter
The American Physical Society (APS) is pleased to announce the African Physics Newsletter, a new quarterly, electronic publication launching in early 2019, produced by and for African physicists, with editorial board members representing North, South, East, and West Africa.
Modelling for better, safer and reliable nuclear systems
Can one equation help refine designs of future fusion and fission power plants and somehow catch the eye of NASA scientists? If the response to the recently published paper in Nuclear Fusion is anything to go by, the answer is: ”Yes!”
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated each year on 11 February, was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to promote full and equal access to science and participation in science for women and girls. This Day is a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities and that their participation should be strengthened.
Physicists propose to carry out neutron activation analysis of mosses for environmental monitoring
Physicists from Tomsk Polytechnic University developed an optimal method for environmental monitoring using neutron activation analysis of mosses. The new approach can be used for the assessment of air quality in the cities. A research article was published in the journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
IceCube Neutrino Telescope Points to Sources of High-energy Cosmic Rays
Groups in the Asia-Pacific are celebrating the latest breakthrough from the IceCube neutrino telescope which recently presented the first evidence for high-energy neutrinos from an astrophysical source.
