The observatory will also study exoplanets, black holes and map billions of galaxies
Read article: NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to shed light on the dark universe
Move by the US Department of Defense affects 30 research universities
Read article: US orders universities to audit foreign research ties
New framework includes 10 parameters that can be used to evaluate the viability of fusion
Read article: Researchers propose ‘economic Q’ metric for judging fusion power plant viability
The document comes as the administration looks to cut the science budget for 2027
Read article: Critics deride US administration’s ‘golden age of science’ report
The cuts at UK Research and Innovation have resulted in the cancellation of several significant international projects
Read article: Future of UK physics threatened by ‘ruinous’ funding cuts, says Institute of Physics
Proposal involves the launch of a private satellite to test reflecting sunlight onto the Earth’s surface
Read article: Astronomers express outrage after regulators approve ‘space mirror’ permit
Effect could damage outdoor equipment and monuments
Read article: Sliding water droplets corrode Teflon-coated metal
A Monte Carlo-based 4D dose calculation framework assesses the uncertainties for realistic clinical treatments
Read article: Dose calculations reveal how patient motion impacts proton minibeam therapy
For now, the existence of a mirror universe cannot be confirmed, say physicists at the PSI
Read article: No show again for mirror neutrons
“Re-entrant” superconductivity discovered in a 2D material for the first time
Read article: Magnetic field first kills superconductor, then brings it back to life
New models show that high-speed rupture propagation produces stronger and longer-duration ground motion
Read article: Earthquake fault irregularities control rupture speed and influence ground motion
A thin coating that hides transplanted donor cells from the body’s immune system could enable a novel therapy for type 1 diabetes
Read article: Encapsulated islet transplants restore blood sugar control in diabetic mice
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Chris Sinclair explores the plays that are bringing physics to new audiences
Read article: Theatre is bringing physics to new audiences but what is the definitive science play?
Tushna Commissariat and Matin Durrani guide physics students through the maze of career options
Read article: From student to scientist – how to build a career with physics
Joe McEntee examines attempts to make particle accelerators more sustainable
Read article: Big science seeks big wins from sustainability efforts
Sidney Perkowitz looks into alternative computing methods inspired by physics to improve computational efficiency and power
Read article: The physics of novel computation: beyond bits and chips to spikes and spins
Kaveri Hukku, Asima Pradhan and Urbasi Sinha describe their journeys as physicists in India
Read article: How women physicists in India are breaking down barriers and shaping the future
Claire Malone wonders what happens if AI produces answers we can’t – or don’t – understand
Read article: AI’s black box problem: discovering physics we don’t understand
Discussion and debate at the US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Read article: Physics-based simulations could improve earthquake-damage predictions, why aren’t they being used?
Sean G Ryan snaps an astronomical spectacle that captured the public imagination
Read article: The 12 August 2026 partial solar eclipse as seen from the Isle of Wight
Data were taken with the MOTHRA telescope, which is still under construction
Read article: New image captures glowing shock waves in the Helix Nebula
Rapid cooling locked in unusual crystal structure in silicon-rich metal alloy
Read article: New material was created in Hiroshima nuclear explosion
Picture reveals tiny plasma whirlpool-like patterns that have never been seen before
Read article: Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface
Leron Borsten and Shanti Pise report from a week-long event that sought to teach quantum physics to teenagers
Read article: Can a 16-year-old really understand quantum teleportation?
The European Space Agency recruits from all over Europe (and beyond) to further its mission of peacefully exploring and using space for the benefit of everyone
Read article: Careers at the frontier of space technology
SmarAct and Akhetonics have developed a test platform for next-generation optical processors
Read article: Nanopositioning, customization and control: opening new frontiers in optical computing
Radiotherapy QA must adapt to a new era of adaptive treatments, AI and automation
Read article: Redefining radiotherapy QA: meeting the needs of modern treatment workflows
Honor Powrie offers advice for physicists at the start of their careers
Read article: Honor Powrie: 10 things I wish I’d known (or done better) when I started my career
Robert P Crease attends a workshop bringing physicists and journalists together
Read article: Seven writers, four physicists, one room, lots of plushies
Chrysi Malouchou Kanellopoulou reviews The Random Universe: How Models and Probability Help us Make Sense of the Cosmos by Andrew H Jaffe
Read article: Knowing through uncertainty: probability and the evolution of our cosmos
Fairer criteria must be used when recruiting doctoral students
Read article: Why physics should move beyond prestige in PhD admissions
Honor Powrie celebrates the optical techniques that have digitized, restored and protected the Bayeux Tapestry
Read article: The Bayeux Tapestry: how optical techniques have let this artwork come home
Keith Cooper reviews It’s (Just) Rocket Science: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight Missions by Trisha Muro
Read article: Bringing physics down to Earth through rocket science
Kristian Dominek Barajas is head of quantum theory at Oxford Ionics, an IonQ company
Read article: Ask me anything: Kristian Dominek Barajas – ‘I’m able to take a really complicated problem and give it my best guess’
Gleb Yakubov talks to Sarah Bridle a physicist who has studied food at the University of York
Read article: From galaxies to groceries: how Sarah Bridle made the switch from cosmology to food
Mary Bishai is an experimental neutrino physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US
Read article: Ask me anything: Mary Bishai – ‘For a self-professed nerd like me, doing big science is heaven’
Paul Howarth is set to be IOP president until 2029
Read article: Institute of Physics president Paul Howarth outlines his vision for physics
Gwenaëlle Lefeuvre is the network coordinator for Photonics Bretagne, an innovation hub supporting the photonics ecosystem in Brittany, France
Read article: Ask me anything: Gwenaëlle Lefeuvre ‘Not everyone is built to be a specialist and there is nothing wrong with that’
Career tips from Ian Griffiths – a sales executive at microscope and spectrometer provider JEOL UK
Read article: Ask me anything: Ian Griffiths – ‘While changing jobs is a daunting task, it has always been worthwhile’
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