Read article: Diversity in the UK tech sector must improve, says report
Flexible-working options as well as diversity, equity and inclusion reporting could help dismantle entrenched barriers
Read article: Norwegian-US Nobel laureate Ivar Giaever dies aged 96
Giaever made pioneering progress in the late 1950s on electron tunnelling in superconductors
Read article: PhD student Ekaterina Shanina wins Early Career Researcher Award for PET phantom study
UC Davis student wins journal award for developing a novel brain phantom for positron emission tomography
Read article: Large-scale commercial applications of quantum computing remain a distant promise, claims report
Inaugural MIT Quantum Index Report finds that venture capital funding is providing billions of dollars into the field
Read article: Vera C Rubin Observatory reveals its first spectacular images of the cosmos
Pictures include the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas and the Virgo cluster
Read article: Japan’s ispace suffers second lunar landing failure
ispace was attempting to become the first non-US firm to land on the Moon
Read article: Acoustic rainbows emerge from novel sound-scattering structure
New architecture could be used to create tailored devices that emit or receive only certain frequencies of sound
Read article: Black holes could act as cosmic supercolliders
Particles orbiting a black hole could collide at colossal energies, generating collision products that may offer valuable insights for particle physics
Read article: New experiment challenges Bohmian quantum mechanics
Alternative deterministic interpretation generally predicts the same results as standard theories – but maybe not this time
Read article: Switchable metasurfaces deliver stronger light control
Optimizing the geometric parameters of polymer nanoantenna arrays significantly improves the performance of optical metasurfaces
Read article: New ‘telescope-microscope’ detects extremely low levels of light
Quantum image sensor-based device could be used to observe living cells
Read article: Electric field treatment restores movement to rats with spinal injuries
An ultrathin implant that delivers stimulation directly to the spinal cord significantly improved motion and sensation in injured rats
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Read article: Unique minds: why accommodating neurodivergent scientists matters
Making accommodations for neurodivergent scientists is the key to helping them, and science, thrive. Meagan Hough explains
Read article: Helgoland 2025: the inside story of what happened on the ‘quantum island’
Matin Durrani reports from the Helgoland 2025 conference marking 100 years of quantum mechanics
Read article: Heisenberg (not) in Helgoland: where two paths diverge
Kevlin Henney imagines what Werner Heisenberg did or didn't do in June 1925
Read article: How quantum sensors could improve human health and wellbeing
Matt Jones explores the opportunities that quantum physics offers for the healthcare sector
Read article: Beyond the classroom: a high-school student’s week at the Institute of Physics
A-level student Naeya Mistry talks about her week of work experience at the Institute of Physics
Read article: Bury it, don’t burn it: turning biomass waste into a carbon solution
Biomass burial could be the answer to large-scale, affordable carbon storage. Michael Allen investigates
Read article: Construction begins on new £93m European weather-forecasting headquarters
New facility at the University of Reading will carry out meteorological research and forecasting
Read article: Vilnius University physicist creates micron-sized model of the Sorbonne Chapel
The model is 275,000 times smaller than the real Sorbonne Chapel
Read article: Students mark Jodrell Bank anniversary with epic LEGO model of the Lovell Telescope
The model will now go on display at the University of Manchester's Schuster Building
Read article: Simulation of capsule implosions during laser fusion wins Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Outstanding Paper Prize
The work is an important step to understanding the physics at the heart of inertial confinement fusion
Read article: Astronomers capture spectacular ‘thousand colour’ image of the Sculptor Galaxy
The image revealed around 500 planetary nebulae that can be used as distance markers to their host galaxies
Read article: ‘Can’t get you out of my head’: using earworms to teach physics
Physics teacher Kate Urell uses catchy tunes to help her students remember their lessons
Read article: Cancer centres streamline radiotherapy workflow with SunCHECK QA platform
Radiation oncology departments can save hundreds of QA hours each year with the SunCHECK quality management platform
Read article: New open-access journal AI for Science aims to revolutionize scientific discovery
AI4S will meet the need for high-quality journals dedicated to artificial intelligence
Read article: Nanostructured plastics deliver energy innovation
US company Peak Nano has engineered thin films of layered polymers to enhance the performance and extend the lifetime of high-voltage capacitors for critical electrical infrastruct...
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