Combining the industry’s most compact cyclotron with an upright positioning system creates a proton therapy system small enough to fit into a linac vault
Read article: Stanford Medicine unveils world’s first ultracompact proton therapy facility
The tool could be used to spur transformative breakthroughs
Read article: Have you published a disruptive paper? New machine-learning tool helps you check
Craft will conduct a flyby of the Moon before returning to Earth
Read article: NASA launches crewed Artemis II mission to the Moon
Truck was used last month to transport 92 antiprotons around CERN
Read article: Shock as CERN antiproton lorry vanishes in staff car park
Some 1621 individuals from 74 countries have been honoured
Read article: Researchers from China dominate IOPP outstanding reviewer awards
A cloud of 92 antiprotons have been on a journey around CERN’s campus
Read article: Researchers at CERN transport antiprotons by truck in world‑first experiment
Discovery could facilitate the large-scale fabrication of materials that adapt to changing conditions
Read article: Want to make a peptide material go from soft to stiff? Just add water
Transmission electron microscopy probes solid–liquid interfaces
Read article: ‘Nano-aquariums’ deliver atomic-resolution imaging
Studying how pollen is dispersed from trees when the wind blows could help urban planners mitigate future exposure to airborne pollen grains
Read article: Pollen dispersion study offers hope for hay fever sufferers
Antiferromagnetism is caused by excess iron
Read article: Stoichiometric iron telluride is a superconductor: magnetic mystery is solved
Two new ways to measure the Hubble constant
Read article: Gravitational effects could shed more light on the Hubble tension
Portable device could find applications in quantum computing and optical clocks
Read article: Trapped ion quantum technology gets smaller
Whether you’re still working out your career pathway or have a specific role in mind, we’re here to help. Bringing a diverse range of opportunities for jobseekers at all career stages, we’ll help you take the next step in your career and find your perfect job.
Matin Durrani talks to Dave Robertson, a politician who used to be a physics teacher
Read article: From the blackboard to the backbenches: how physics teacher Dave Robertson became an MP
Katherine Courtney and Alice Gorman talk about the danger of space debris and what we need to do about it
Read article: A rubbish challenge: how do we dump space junk?
Early-career physicist Natasha Khan talks about her journey to becoming a nuclear safety engineer
Read article: A physicist’s journey into nuclear energy
Robert P Crease talks to Mulugeta Bekele, who almost single-handedly kept Ethiopian physics going
Read article: Mulugeta Bekele: the jailed and tortured scientist who kept Ethiopian physics alive
Concrete is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. Benjamin Skuse asks if AI can help tame concrete’s climate impact
Read article: Green concrete: paving the way for sustainable structures
Scientists are uncovering how climate change influences seismic activity, volcanic hazards and extreme weather, as Michael Allen uncovers
Read article: Earth, air, fire, water: the growing links between climate change and geophysical hazards
A personal reflection on the Global Physics Summit – from artificial intelligence to ultracold atoms
Read article: Many-body effects at the world’s largest physics conference
Little evidence of radionuclide accumulation in vessel's surrounding environment
Read article: Sunken nuclear submarine is leaking radioactive material intermittently
Scientists discuss whether AI could surpass human contributions to physics by 2035
Read article: Is ‘vibe physics’ the future?
Parallel sessions at the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit reveal a stark divide
Read article: The coming hurricane: early-career physicists and the crisis in American science
Texas distiller has donated tens of millions of dollars to scientific research
Read article: Love, Tito’s: vodka maker funds physics research
Global conflicts are making renewable energy more attractive, but an all-renewable grid will require solving physics problems as well as political and economic ones
Read article: Wanted: an electrical grid that runs on 100% renewable energy
Advanced photon-counting detectors could transform clinical imaging
Read article: Counting photons could redefine the future of CT imaging
Ambition and international talent converge as Denmark scales up in quantum science
Read article: International scientists head into the fast-lane of Denmark’s burgeoning quantum ecosystem
A consultancy firm with expertise in radiation safety can help companies developing a new generation of commercial fusion reactors to navigate the regulatory framework
Read article: Licensing puts the power into nuclear fusion
Sign up for our optics newsletter! Sent twice a year, we will collate the recent highlights in optics research, industry news and long reads and bring them straight to your inbox. Simply sign in to your account and tick the “Optics – biannual” box to register.
