First generation instruments for the SOAR 4.25-m telescope

First generation of instruments for the GTC (Gran Telescopio Canarias)

First investigation of a novel 2D position-sensitive semiconductor detector concept

First observation of Cherenkov rings with a large area CsI-TGEM-based RICH prototype

First operation and drift field performance of a large area double phase LAr Electron Multiplier Time Projection Chamber with an immersed Greinacher high-voltage multiplier

First operation of a double phase LAr Large Electron Multiplier Time Projection Chamber with a two-dimensional projective readout anode

First operation of a liquid Argon TPC embedded in a magnetic field

First performance studies of a prototype for the CASTOR forward calorimeter at the CMS experiment

First results from a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber in a Magnetic Field

First results from an aging test of a prototype RPC for the LHCb Muon System

First Results from New High Magnetic Field Measurements with the MediTPC Prototype

First results of spherical GEMs

First results of systematic studies done with different types of Silicon Photomultipliers

First results of the two-phase argon avalanche detector performance with CsI photocathode

First results on light readout from the 1-ton ArDM liquid argon detector for dark matter searches

First results on proton radiography with nuclear emulsion detectors

First results on radiation damage in PbWO4 crystals exposed to a 20 GeV/c proton beam

First study of radiation hardness of lead tungstate crystals at low temperatures

First test of a power-pulsed electronics system on a GRPC detector in a 3-Tesla magnetic field

First test results and calibration methods of CONICA as a stand-alone device