Fonte: physics world High-energy particle physicists in the US must build further international collaborations and co-operation, according to recommendations made by the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel’s (P5) 2014 report, which was released yesterday. Top priorities over the next two decades include the US playing a vital role in upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at…
Il giornale francese ‘Le Monde’ rivela che la struttura di fisica teorica Ictp è stata al centro di un programma di spionaggio da parte dei servizi americani. Una notizia che non ha però portato ad alcuna presa di posizione dell’esecutivo di Stefania Maurizi Non sono servite neppure le rivelazioni di ieri del quotidiano francese “Le Monde”…
Dal primo gennaio di quest’anno il satellite italiano AGILE non scruta più il cielo. Non sono stati meteoriti, tempeste solari o alieni a metterlo fuori uso ma i ben più potenti tagli di bilancio. Infatti è mancato il rinnovo del contratto tra l’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana che ha lanciato il satellite e la Telespazio che gestisce il…
From new medicines to cancer treatment, the tools of particle physics play an important role in hospitals around the world. Kelly Izlar The same particle-physics technology used to understand the universe is also used to improve health and medicine. Accelerators and detectors play an important role in diagnosing disease, shrinking tumors and sterilizing medical equipment.…
Dopo 16 giorni di shutdown, tornano in attività le agenzie federali americane, incluse le istituzioni scientifiche, come DOE, NASA, NSF, …
September 04, 2013 Upgraded Fermilab neutrino beam back in business After more than a year of improvements, Fermilab’s accelerator complex has begun sending neutrinos to experiments at the lab and in Minnesota. Kathryn Jepsen Today, for the first time, Fermilab switched on its newly revamped neutrino beam, soon to be one of the most intense…
Carlo Rubbia è nato nel 1934. Si è laureato presso la Scuola Normale di Pisa e ha svolto il suo dottorato alla Columbia University. Ricercatore al CERN di Ginevra dal 1961, ne è stato Direttore Generale dal 1989 al 1993. Per diciotto anni ha svolto l’attività di Professore di Fisica presso la Harvard University. Nel 1984…
Fonte: Science Insider 2013-08-05 17:15 Michigan State University Closer to reality. An artist’s conception on the planned Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) in Michigan. Nuclear physicists in the United States are one step closer to building their next dream machine. But numerous obstacles remain. On 1 August, the Department of Energy (DOE) approved the “baseline” cost…
by Adrian Cho on 31 May 2013, 3:35 PM In line. New European physics report suggests a future international path for building a linear collider, shown above in a 2005 artist’s conception. Credit: KEK It sets the course only for European physicists, but an updated strategy for European particle physics released yesterday hints at a possible global strategy for the…
It’s the end of an era, as the CDF detector is moved out of the detector hall it’s been in for more than 20 years. With the shutdown of the Tevatron, the time has come to disassemble the detector (Photo by Marty Murphy)
Dopo la proposta di rivedere il meccanismo di valutazione dei grant della National Science Foundation da parte del deputato american Lamar Smith (leggi la notizia), in direzione di una ricerca che sia volta allo sviluppo economico o alla sicurezza nazionale, ora anche il Canada mette in dubbio l’utilità di una ricerca curiosity-driven. Il presidente del…
By Ashutosh Jogalekar | April 29, 2013 | 37 Share Email Print Fermilab was designed by Robert Wilson, a physicist who made an impassioned plea for basic research in front of a Congressional committee (Image: Wikipedia Commons) It’s been said many times. Curiosity-driven research with no immediate application or goal is what has primarily led to science’s greatest discoveries as well…
NSF Peer Review Under Scrutiny by House Science Panel by Jeffrey Mervis on 18 April 2013, 11:30 AM Science monitor. Lamar Smith has suggested a new litmus test for all research grants. Credit: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology The National Science Foundation (NSF) may soon be getting some unsolicited advice from Congress on how to…
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment adds new intrigue to the hunt for dark matter. Kathryn Jepsen PDF Download Related symmetry content Feature: Illuminating the dark universe Day in the life: Soudan Lab Explain it in 60 seconds: Dark matter Explain it in 60 seconds: Sigma Elsewhere on the web Dark Matter Search Results Using the Silicon…
Politicians and businessmen are fond of talking about America’s scientist shortage — the dearth of engineering and lab talent that will inevitably leave us sputtering in the global economy. But perhaps it’s time they start talking about our scientist surplus instead… continua su The Atlantic
LA COMPETIZIONE TRA EUROPA, USA E GIAPPONE Dove si farà la fisica del futuro? Mentre da Ginevra arrivano ulteriori conferme sul bosone di Higgs (che sembra comportarsi proprio come previsto dal fisico inglese) e LHC si prepara alla sua “seconda vita”, i fisici americani guardano con preoccupazione a un futuro senza grandi acceleratori di particelle…
By DENNIS OVERBYE Are the glory days of American physics over? On a Sunday morning early in January, about two dozen prominent physicists gathered behind closed doors at the California Institute of Technology to ponder the state of their craft… continua su nytimes.com
Fonte: The New York Times Chasing the Higgs Boson At the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, two armies of scientists struggled to close in on physics’ most elusive particle. By DENNIS OVERBYE Published March 5, 2013 MEYRIN, Switzerland — Vivek Sharma missed his daughter. A professor at the University of California, San Diego, Dr. Sharma had…
by Jeffrey Mervis on 5 February 2013, 3:00 PM Subra Suresh Credit: NSF The director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that he is leaving the $7-billion agency to become president of Carnegie Mellon University. Subra Suresh, an engineer and materials scientist, told NSF staff members that he would be departing at the end of March and taking up his…
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