Crunch time for the linear collider

Crunch time

of the famous one-child policy, which Deng introduced in 1979, may be beginning to backfire. Economic analysts now fear that, if the officially reported fertility rate of 1.2 children per woman is correct, the side-effects of a greying society will kick in earlier than anticipated. Reports suggest that the dependency rate, i.e. the number of children and pensioners per 100 workforce, may reach ...

Detectors for the Linear Collider

Parameters for the Linear Collider

Detector for Linear Collider

We summarize here our vision on detector for future linear collider. Absence of magnetic yoke allows construction of easy adjustable universal detector. Tanks to usage of multiplet in final focus optics, this detector is also able to register secondary particles under extremely small angles, what is required for running collisions with polarized beams.

Stem cell crunch time

George Bush overruled senior Republicans last month, along with the vast majority of Americans, when he used the presidential veto for the first time to defeat a bill on stem cell research. The bill would have expanded US government funding to include embryos that did not exist before August 2001, when Bush announced a moratorium. Researchers believe newer stem cell lines are essential to reali...