Read article: EU must double its science budget to remain competitive, warns report
A committee of 15 experts from research and industry call for Framework Programme 10 to have a budget of at least €220bn
Read article: The Arecibo Observatory’s ‘powerful radiation environment’ led to its collapse, claims report
The disaster in December 2020 was caused by the failure of zinc in the observatory’s cable sockets
Read article: UK particle physicist Mark Thomson selected as next CERN boss
Thomson will become the 17th director-general of the CERN particle-physics laboratory when he takes up the position in 2026
Read article: Timber! Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite into space
LignoSat will test the possibilities of building wooden human habitats in space
Read article: Superconductivity theorist Leon Cooper dies aged 94
Cooper carried out research into superconductivity and neuroscience
Read article: US Department of Energy announces new Fermilab contractor
Yet some see little change in the selection of Fermi Forward Discovery Group
Read article: Hybrid irradiation could facilitate clinical translation of FLASH radiotherapy
A combination of ultrahigh-dose rate electron and conventional photon radiotherapy could enable FLASH treatments of deep-seated tumours
Read article: From melanoma to malaria: photoacoustic device detects disease without taking a single drop of blood
New diagnostic test provides safe and sensitive detection of malaria infection by interrogating the blood through intact skin
Read article: Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time
Further research could shed light on neutron-star glitches
Read article: Four-wave mixing could boost optical communications in space
Nonlinear effect amplifies weak signals
Read article: Lightning sets off bursts of high-energy electrons in Earth’s inner radiation belt
Unexpected finding could help determine the safest times to launch spacecraft
Read article: First human retinal image brings sight-saving portable OCT a step closer
Siloton’s handheld OCT system could soon be used for home-based monitoring of retinal disease, and may one day find its way onto future space missions
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Read article: Why AI is a force for good in science communication
Claire Malone looks at the ups and downs of using AI to communicate science
Read article: From buckyballs to biological membranes: ISIS celebrates 40 years of neutron science
As ISIS – the UK’s muon and neutron source – turns 40, Rosie de Laune and colleagues from ISIS explore the past, present and future of neutron scattering
Read article: How a next-generation particle collider could unravel the mysteries of the Higgs boson
Tulika Bose, Philip Burrows and Tara Shears discuss proposals for the next big particle collider
Read article: Pele’s hair-raising physics: glassy gifts from a volcano goddess
Volcanic hairs and tears reveal a wealth of information about what lies within lava
Read article: ‘Sometimes nature will surprise us.’ Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux on eureka moments and the future of neutrino physics
Particle physicist Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux talks about how the next generation of neutrino experiments will test the boundaries of the Standard Model
Read article: Field work – the physics of sheep, from phase transitions to collective motion
Physics sheds a new insight on the behaviour of sheep flocks, helping with new tips on shepherding
Read article: Quantum showcase sets out next decade of UK quantum
The UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase set out a bold ambition for the sector. Katherine Skipper asks whether the science is ready to deliver.
Read article: How Albert Einstein and John Bell inspired Artur Ekert’s breakthrough in quantum cryptography
The quantum physicist gives the Royal Society Milner Prize Lecture
Read article: Top-cited author Vaidehi Paliya discusses the importance of citations and awards
Paliya explains why it is essential for researchers to know about prizes such as the IOP highly cited paper award
Read article: Universe’s lifespan too short for monkeys to type out Shakespeare’s works, finds study
About 200,000 monkeys could type out “I chimp, therefore I am” before the universe ends, however
Read article: AI enters the fold with the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics:
Matin Durrani is pleased that the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics brings AI under physicists' wing
Read article: First look at prototype telescope for the LISA gravitational-wave mission
The telescopes will be used to send and receive infrared laser beams between the three satellites in space
Read article: UK plans £22bn splurge on carbon capture and storage
Despite the move, questions remain over the technology's feasibility
Read article: IHEP-SDU in search of ‘quantum advantage’ to open new frontiers in high-energy physics
Opportunities in quantum science and technology a high priority for China’s high-energy physicists
Read article: Quantum hackathon makes new connections
The 2024 UK Quantum Hackathon set new standards for engagement and collaboration
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