Read article: Africa targets 2035 start date for synchrotron construction
The African Light Source Foundation’s conceptual design report hopes to encourage African leaders to support the project
Read article: Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2024 revealed
Work on entangled imaging, recoiling nuclei and transparent mice are on our shortlist
Read article: US ploughs $50m into sodium-ion battery development
Sodium-ion batteries offer a sustainable, low-cost alternative to lithium-ion technology
Read article: Institute of Physics says physics ‘deep tech’ missing out on £4.5bn of extra investment
Report by the Institute of Physics finds that venture-capital investors often struggle to invest in physics
Read article: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab announces further staff layoffs
About 325 people, representing 5% of the lab’s employees, will be affected
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: AI-powered tool detects residual tumour during brain surgery
The FastGlioma tool could enable rapid and accurate detection of microscopic tumour infiltration, improving the success of brain cancer surgery
Read article: Inner workings of the neutron illuminated by Jefferson Lab experiment
Future studies using neutron detector could help resolve nucleon “spin crisis”
Read article: Immiscible ice layers may explain why Uranus and Neptune lack magnetic poles
Simulations of "ice giant" interiors shed light on unexpected Voyager 2 findings
Read article: Quantum uncertainty and wave–particle duality are equivalent, experiment shows
Decade-old prediction confirmed using orbital angular momentum states of light
Read article: Laser beam casts a shadow in a ruby crystal
Complex photon-photon interactions make a beam of light behave like a solid object
Read article: Generative AI has an electronic waste problem, researchers warn
Without mitigation measures, the computing infrastructure for large language models could generate 2.5 million tons of e-waste a year by 2030
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Read article: Opening doors with outreach: using your physics skills to engage, inspire and break down barriers
A comprehensive guide for starting out in public engagement from The Ogden Trust
Read article: A ‘quantum rose’ for the 21st century: Oksana Kondratyeva on her stained-glass art inspired by a quantum computer
Oksana Kondratyeva describes her creation of a quantum-inspired work of stained-glass art
Read article: Return to Helgoland: celebrating 100 years of quantum mechanics
Robert P Crease explains the aims and ambitions of the Helgoland 2025 meeting
Read article: From the blackboard to the boardroom: why university is a great place to become an entrepreneur
Robert Phillips argues that whatever your career ambitions, entrepreneurship skills will set you up for success
Read article: Cloudy with a chance of warming: how physicists are studying the dynamical impact of clouds on climate change
Michael Allen on how essential it is to understand how clouds respond to climate
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: Space agency leaders express fears and hopes for the future
Contrasting talks by UK Space Agency chief exec Paul Bate and his deputy Chris White-Horne frame this year's Appleton Space Conference
Read article: The heart of the matter: how advances in medical physics impact cardiology
The IOP Medical Physics Group meeting examined the impact of advanced imaging techniques and computational modelling on cardiology
Read article: International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025: here’s all you need to know
Matin Durrani explains how you can stay on top of all things quantum-related during the next 12 months
Read article: The mechanics of squirting cucumbers revealed
The researchers revealed that the mechanism has been fine-tuned to ensure optimal seed dispersal
Read article: Mark Thomson and Jung Cao: a changing of the guard in particle physics
Two significant appointments mark a new era for global high-energy physics
Read article: Noodles of fun as UK researchers create the world’s thinnest spaghetti
At 372 nanometres, the “nanopasta” is not for consumption
Read article: Automated checks build confidence in treatment verification
ChartCheck, a treatment evaluation solution from Radformation, helps physicists who are responsible for patient safety to speed up their weekly checks and make them more consistent...
Read article: Scientists braced for Donald Trump’s second term as US president
Early indications of the direction of Donald Trump’s second term as US president are already spooking some scientists
Read article: Wafer mask alignment: Queensgate focuses on the move to 300 mm
Queensgate is enabling OEMs to develop next-generation semiconductor devices
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