When it comes to the world of graphics, Adobe’s Photoshop and Illustrator and DTP applications such as Quark Xpress and InDesign, stand head and shoulders above the rest. They are the de-facto standards for graphics professionals. But they’re not open source applications, even if a little Wine...

Imagine Linux running inside Windows, but without VirtualBox, VMware or Qemu creating a dividing line between the two OSes. Using a CoLinux kernel, Xming X server and the PulseAudio sound system, Portable Ubuntu puts Linux apps straight onto a Windows desktop, even with Windowsy titlebars. It's...

Individuals wanting to learn about the Linux operating system have a large selection of books to choose from. There are many thousands of informative Linux books which are in-print and available to download or buy at reasonable cost. However, as many users are attracted to Linux for the very...

Jefferson Lab starts its 12 GeV physics upgrade For new studies of quark confinement, nucleon structure, the physics of nuclei and the Standard Model's limits, Jefferson Lab has begun awarding contracts to double the 6 GeV energy of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator...

CERN firms up the LHC schedule In a workshop in Chamonix on 2–6 February, members of the LHC accelerator and experimental teams, as well as CERN’s management, met to formulate a realistic timetable to have the LHC running safely and delivering collisions. The main outcome is that there...

CERN Council rings in the changes At its meeting on 12 December, CERN Council thanked the organization's outgoing management and welcomed in the new. It was an occasion to take stock of the achievements of the past five years and to look forward to the next. Robert Aymar, the departing...

  Twenty-seven kilometers of tunnel under ground Designed with mind to send protons around A circle that crosses through Switzerland and France Sixty nations contribute to scientific advance Two beams of protons swing round, through the ring they ride ‘Til in the hearts of the...

  In a workshop in Chamonix on 2–6 February, members of the LHC accelerator and experimental teams, as well as CERN’s management, met to formulate a realistic timetable to have the LHC running safely and delivering collisions. The main outcome is that there will be physics data from the...

In a workshop in Chamonix on 2–6 February, members of the LHC accelerator and experimental teams, as well as CERN’s management, met to formulate a realistic timetable to have the LHC running safely and delivering collisions. The main outcome is that there will be physics data from the LHC in...

In 1993, the UK Science Minister, William Waldegrave, challenged physicists to produce an answer that would fit on one page to the question 'What is the Higgs boson, and why do we want to find it?' The winning entries taken from Physics World Volume 6 Number 9, were by: Mary & Ian...