The 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time will take a picture of the southern night sky every 3–4 nights
Read article: Vera C Rubin Observatory kicks off 10-year quest to map the cosmos
The shutdown will involve removing and replacing 1.2 km of magnets and components
Read article: CERN says Large Hadron Collider has ‘exceeded every expectation’ as it shuts down ahead of major upgrade
Englert shared the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics with Peter Higgs
Read article: Belgian Nobel-prize-winning theoretical physicist François Englert dies aged 93
A recent United Nations report shows the stark environmental cost of a rapidly growing AI industry
Read article: AI data centres’ electricity use nears country-scale levels, finds report
Firm develops superconducting processors, resonators and sensors for quantum computers
Read article: Scottish quantum start-up Quantcore wins IOP qBIG prize
The Lodha Theoretical Physics Institute will focus on areas such as quantum physics
Read article: Lodha Foundation unveils plans for India’s first privately funded physics institute
New device produces higher-resolution X-ray images using a much lower dose of radiation
Read article: Mouldable glass screen could make mammograms clearer and much more comfortable
Handheld imaging device combines advanced optics with deep learning to enable early detection of epithelial cancers
Read article: Affordable AI-powered endomicroscope lines up for early cancer detection
Waves that decay over time can transport particles vertically as well as horizontally
Read article: New model of ocean waves sheds fresh light on the spread of microplastic pollution
Observations could help us better understand how alpha particles form inside atomic nuclei
Read article: ‘Superallowed’ alpha decay seen for the first time
A space-based system could help deflect potentially catastrophic interplanetary weather
Read article: Can we create a shield to protect Earth from solar storms?
New technique allows researchers to probe the top layer of an atomically thin topological quantum material for the first time
Read article: Encapsulation enhances surface structure imaging of 2D quantum material
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Andrew Glester and Tushna Commissariat delve into the science and story of Project Hail Mary
Read article: ‘Amaze, amaze, amaze’: in Project Hail Mary, science and friendship save the day
Ben Stein explores the quirks of the International System of Units
Read article: The International System of Units: constantly evolving, but forever quirky
Matin Durrani summarizes a debate at the Institute of Physics on the future of green energy
Read article: What physicists can do to support the green economy
Keamogetswe Ramonaheng discusses her life in medical physics
Read article: From equations to nuclear medicine: Keamogetswe Ramonaheng on building medical physics in Africa
Colorado School of Mines’ Frédéric Sarazin on a new undergraduate route into quantum engineering
Read article: Building up the quantum workforce: an undergraduate route into industry
Artemis II has returned humanity to the Moon, gripping the whole world. Keith Cooper follows the mission’s journey and looks at what comes next for humans in space
Read article: One giant leap: Artemis II returns humanity to the Moon
Exploration of quirky Nobel prizes bags ABSW award
Read article: Physics World’s Margaret Harris honoured for ‘Feature of the Year’
Mirror Moon has been created by the British artist Luke Jerram
Read article: Stunning Moon sculpture unveiled at Royal Observatory Greenwich
The new technique offers a new way to tackle art fraud
Read article: Fractal maths helps distinguish genuine artworks from forgeries
The work is an important step to understanding the physics of “negative triangularity”
Read article: Research on magnetic plasma confinement wins Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Outstanding Paper Prize
Is the controversy settled? Only when pigs – and pilot waves – fly, writes Tim Wogan
Read article: Experiment that may or may not disprove Bohmian mechanics continues to spark debate
Matin Durrani reports from a meeting of the London Quantum Cluster
Read article: Quantum influencers gather to celebrate London’s role in quantum tech
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga signals its quantum ambitions
Read article: UTC Quantum Center: collaboration turns quantum discovery into quantum impact
A quadrupole mass analyser designed for fusion research combines radiation hardness with the ability to distinguish between the light atomic species involved in the nuclear reactio...
Read article: Mass spectrometry delivers fusion insights
An experimental milestone in plasma acceleration at the UK’s CLARA test facility
Read article: HALHF is going all in on plasma acceleration
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