達増知事は文部科学省に対し、岩手県が誘致を進めているＩＬＣ・国際リニアコライダーについて、日本に誘致する方針を明確にし、国内体制を整えるよう要望した。(Tatsuya Tasso, the governor of Iwate prefecture filed petition to MEXT asking the Japanese government to clearly indicate Japan’s intention of inviting the ILC to Japan, and to prepare the framework in Japan.)

I 2012 klarte fysikerne endelig å finne den: higgspartikkelen. Nå skal en ny partikkelakselerator videreføre arbeidet og fingranske partikkelen som er ansvarlig for å gi alle andre partikler masse. International Linear Collider, ILC, skal sende elektroner og positroner på kollisjonskurs fra hver sin ende av det 31 kilometer lange anlegget.

Jakten på kunskapen om universums minsta byggsten fortsätter i en ny anläggning som ska ta över när acceleration i Cern gjort sitt. Se hur den ska fungera här.

今、日本では国際リニアコライダー（ILC）の建設計画が進められている。CERNのLHCが環状であるのに対して、ILCは直線状だ。国内建設候補地は岩手県を中心に広がる北上山地。これが実現すれば、スイス・フランスのLHCと日本のILCを両輪に、宇宙の起源を究める実験が行える。(Curretly, the plan to construct the ILC in Japan is underway. While the LHC at CERN is cuercular shape, ILC is linear. The candidate site in Japan is Kitakami mountains in Iwate prefecture. If the ILC comes true, ILC will pursuit the study to uncover the mystery of the universe together with the LHC)

The report comes at a time when the field is confronted by exciting science questions and a wealth of possible experimental approaches to learning more about the universe around us. It also comes at a time when funding is very tight, necessitating tough decisions and clear priorities among these many excellent investment opportunities.

US physics plan High-energy physics in the United States must emphasize international collaborations to remain vibrant in the face of tight budgets, says a 22 May report from the US Department of Energy’s Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel. It stresses the need for the United States to remain a key player in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Europe’s particle-physics lab near Geneva, Switzerland, and to stay involved in the proposed International Linear Collider in Japan. The panel also recommends recasting a proposed neutrino facility at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as an internationally funded effort. See go.nature.com/fo5b8f for more

国際リニアコライダーについて、東北の産学官で組織する団体が国に早期実現を要望しました。(The industry-academic-government organization in northeast region of Japan, the Tohoku Conference for the promotion of ILC submitted the petition calling for the early realisation of the ILC to Japanese government.)

Top priorities over the next two decades include the US playing a vital role in upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland and building a long-baseline neutrino facility based at Fermilab near Chicago. The report also calls for US participation in the planned International Linear Collider (ILC), should the project commence.