The European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) has been opened in Germany. Described as a "high-speed camera for the nanoworld", it will feature 200 times the speed of previous X-ray facilities and a billion times the brightness.
Scientists report the transmission of data through a terahertz multiplexer at 50 gigabits per second, which could lead to a new generation of ultra-fast Wi-Fi.
Physicists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider report the detection of a new particle, Xi-cc++ (pronounced ka-sigh-see-see-plus-plus), containing two charm quarks and one up quark.
