In this work we present a search for (solar) chameleons with the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). This novel experimental technique, in the field of dark energy research, exploits both the chameleon coupling to matter ($beta_{rm m}$) and to photons
($beta_{gamma}$) via the Primakoff effect. By reducing the X-ray detection energy threshold used for axions from 1$,$keV to 400$,$eV CAST became sensitive to the converted solar chameleon spectrum which peaks around 600$,$eV. Even though we have not observed any excess above background, we can provide a 95% C.L. limit for the coupling strength of chameleons to photons of $beta_{gamma}!lesssim!10^{11}$ for $1<beta_{rm m}<10^6$.
A new experiment is described to detect a permanent electric dipole moment of the proton with a sensitivity of $10^{-29}ecdot$cm by using polarized magic momentum $0.7$~GeV/c protons in an all-electric storage ring. Systematic errors relevant to the
experiment are discussed and techniques to address them are presented. The measurement is sensitive to new physics beyond the Standard Model at the scale of 3000~TeV.
