A PET radiotracer that can visualize deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism wins the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s most prestigious award
Read article: PET scan that detects dangerous blood clots is SNMMI ‘Image of the Year’
SKAO is set to become the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope
Read article: Jessica Dempsey takes up post as head of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory
Hill will manage the lab’s $900m annual budget
Read article: Physicist John Hill takes the helm at Brookhaven National Laboratory
University plans to cut almost 30% staff in the physics department
Read article: Nottingham physics redundancies ‘an act of academic sabotage’, warn scientists
When complete in 2031, DUNE-LBNF will study the properties of neutrinos
Read article: Officials hail ‘major milestone’ for US Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Community perspective report from the Institute of Physics examines ways to overcome the barriers to translating physics research into the medical market
Read article: Report highlights challenges and opportunities for UK medical physics
Gold nanoparticles absorb blue light
Read article: Photonic glasses deliver angle-independent structural colour, including reds
Placing the structures on a variably spinning turntable creates a scalable way of addressing single bits of memory
Read article: Physicists create mechanical memory device from slap-bracelet-like structures
New class of biocompatible quantum nanosensor unveiled in Japan
Read article: Molecular spin sensor takes the temperature of cancer cells
A new technique that combines millimetre-wave radar with machine learning holds promise for scalable and sustainable monitoring of insect biodiversity
Read article: Radar identifies insect species via reflections from wingbeats
Quark–gluon plasma could be created by light nuclei
Read article: Tiny droplets of primordial soup appear in oxygen collisions
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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
With climate change impacting the world’s coffee supplies, can physics help you reduce waste by brewing smarter? Michael Allen investigates
Read article: Coffee with a splash of physics: how to make the most out of your brew
From academia to algorithms, physicists in quantitative finance explain how their careers evolved
Read article: Trading places: meet the physicists-turned-analysts who are driving the frontiers of finance
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 team says it is the first demonstration of 'Voronoi patterns' in plants
Read article: Striking mathematical pattern uncovered in Chinese money plant leaves
Mićo Tatalović vists the former site of Cambridge University’s physics department before it is demolished
Read article: Final look inside the Cavendish lab’s 50-year home before demolition
The fibre robot could find applications in agriculture and reforestation
Read article: Tiny knotted fibre leaps into the air like a springtail bug
Find out more about plans for the next major particle collider as well as careers in the nuclear industry
Read article: The Physics World 2026 Particle and Nuclear Briefing is out now
Mechanical wear thought to be behind the shape of tips, rather than an evolutionary mechanism
Read article: Study reveals the physics behind nature’s pointed tips
Problems that defeated human mathematicians for decades are now solved, but for whose benefit?
Read article: AI-led solutions of Erdős problems spark debate over the future of mathematics
Two recent papers suggest that quantum computers may crack modern cryptography sooner than expected
Read article: New findings shorten the road to cryptographically relevant quantum computers
A lively debate at the ESTRO 2026 meeting concluded with nearly 70% of the audience backing upright proton therapy as a mainstream treatment option by 2035
Read article: ESTRO debate reveals rising confidence in upright proton therapy
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