Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 27 October 2010

A round up of today’s news including news on the Tevatron accelerator and a new compact x-ray source.

US lab clears Higgs hunt hurdle
An expert panel has recommended extending the lifetime of a US “particle smasher” by three years. This will allow the Tevatron accelerator in Illinois to continue its hunt for the elusive Higgs boson particle.
BBC 
 
Compact X-ray source could rival accelerators
‘Plasma wiggler’ is thousand times brighter than previous attempts
Physics World