Scottish quantum start-up Quantcore wins IOP qBIG prize
Firm develops superconducting processors, resonators and sensors for quantum computers
Read article: Scottish quantum start-up Quantcore wins IOP qBIG prize
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Read article: Scottish quantum start-up Quantcore wins IOP qBIG prize
Lodha Foundation unveils plans for India’s first privately funded physics institute
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
X-ray velocimetry study earns Ronan Smith the PMB Early Career Researcher Award
Ronan Smith from Adelaide University wins Physics in Medicine and Biology award for his work on a novel imaging method that uses X-rays to track lung ventilation
Read article: X-ray velocimetry study earns Ronan Smith the PMB Early Career Researcher Award
PET scan that detects dangerous blood clots is SNMMI ‘Image of the Year’
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’
Jessica Dempsey takes up post as head of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory
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
Physicist John Hill takes the helm at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Hill will manage the lab’s $900m annual budget
Read article: Physicist John Hill takes the helm at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Research updates
Venus flytraps snap shut by rapid cell-wall softening
Previous theory of water transport is ruled out
Read article: Venus flytraps snap shut by rapid cell-wall softening
Easy-to-use calculation tool estimates out-of-field neutron dose during proton therapy
Python-based tool calculates the neutron dose anywhere in a proton therapy treatment room using information from the treatment plan
Read article: Easy-to-use calculation tool estimates out-of-field neutron dose during proton therapy
Soot from rocket launches is polluting Earth’s upper atmosphere
Problem set to worsen as launch numbers increase, say UCL researchers
Read article: Soot from rocket launches is polluting Earth’s upper atmosphere
Asymmetric weather pattern reveals exoplanet’s true atmosphere
New observations by the JWST provide a much clearer understanding of clouds on a distant world
Read article: Asymmetric weather pattern reveals exoplanet’s true atmosphere
Sunlight can produce correlated pairs of photons
Novel source for quantum optics experiments could enable experiments in space or other locations with limited electricity
Read article: Sunlight can produce correlated pairs of photons
Novel gravitational-wave model sheds light on dark matter
Dark matter may alter the dynamics of colliding black holes and leave a signature in their gravitational-wave emission.
Read article: Novel gravitational-wave model sheds light on dark matter
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What physicists can do to support the green economy
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
From equations to nuclear medicine: Keamogetswe Ramonaheng on building medical physics in Africa
Keamogetswe Ramonaheng discusses her life in medical physics
Read article: From equations to nuclear medicine: Keamogetswe Ramonaheng on building medical physics in Africa
Building up the quantum workforce: an undergraduate route into industry
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
One giant leap: Artemis II returns humanity to the Moon
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
Coffee with a splash of physics: how to make the most out of your brew
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
Trading places: meet the physicists-turned-analysts who are driving the frontiers of finance
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
From the blog
Stunning Moon sculpture unveiled at Royal Observatory Greenwich
Mirror Moon has been created by the British artist Luke Jerram
Read article: Stunning Moon sculpture unveiled at Royal Observatory Greenwich
Fractal maths helps distinguish genuine artworks from forgeries
The new technique offers a new way to tackle art fraud
Read article: Fractal maths helps distinguish genuine artworks from forgeries
Research on magnetic plasma confinement wins Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Outstanding Paper Prize
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
Experiment that may or may not disprove Bohmian mechanics continues to spark debate
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
Quantum influencers gather to celebrate London’s role in quantum tech
Matin Durrani reports from a meeting of the London Quantum Cluster
Read article: Quantum influencers gather to celebrate London’s role in quantum tech
Striking mathematical pattern uncovered in Chinese money plant leaves
The team says it is the first demonstration of 'Voronoi patterns' in plants
Read article: Striking mathematical pattern uncovered in Chinese money plant leaves
Analysis
HALHF is going all in on plasma acceleration
An experimental milestone in plasma acceleration at the UK’s CLARA test facility
Read article: HALHF is going all in on plasma acceleration
AI-led solutions of Erdős problems spark debate over the future of mathematics
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
New findings shorten the road to cryptographically relevant quantum computers
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
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