Read article: Errors in A-level physics papers could jeopardize student university admissions, Institute of Physics warns
Concerns over physics students starting university expressed in letter from the IOP
Read article: Rainer Weiss: US gravitational-wave pioneer dies aged 92
Weiss was instrumental in the discovery of gravitational waves in 2015
Read article: Tenured scientists in the US slow down and produce less impactful work, finds study
Study examined the publications of more than 12,000 academics across 15 disciplines
Read article: NASA launches TRACERS mission to study Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’
NASA has successfully launched a mission to explore the interactions between the Sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields. The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) craft was sent into low-Earth orbit on 23 July from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Following a month of calibration, the twin-satellite […]
Read article: IOP president-elect Michele Dougherty named next Astronomer Royal
Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed Astronomer Royal in the post's 350-year history
Read article: Scientists decry ‘scientific injustice’ over lack of climate data in developing regions
Group says lives are being threatened by a shortage of information
Read article: Reformulation of general relativity brings it closer to Newtonian physics
Calculations reveal inverse square law behaviour in binary black holes
Read article: Zero-point motion of atoms measured directly for the first time
Explosive technique images collective quantum fluctuations
Read article: Quantum sensors reveal ‘smoking gun’ of superconductivity in pressurized bilayer nickelates
Observation of the Meissner effect could spur the development of highly sensitive quantum detectors that operate under high-pressure conditions
Read article: Broadband wireless gets even broader thanks to integrated transmitter
Device can process signals at frequencies ranging from below 1 GHz to more than 100 GHz
Read article: Desert dust helps freeze clouds in the northern hemisphere
Finding could improve climate models and advance prospects for geoengineering climate via cloud seeding
Read article: Radioactive ion beams enable simultaneous treatment and imaging in particle therapy
Researchers demonstrate the first treatment of an animal tumour using radioactive carbon ion beams
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Read article: From ‘rewarding and exciting’ to ‘challenging and overwhelming’: what it means to have a career in intelligence and cyber security
Curiosity, problem-solving and resilience are the key qualities for a career in intelligence
Read article: Why quantum technology is driving quantum fundamentals
Hamish Johnston talks to Elise Crull, Artur Ekert and Stephanie Simmons about the links between quantum technology and quantum fundamentals
Read article: Big data, big wins: how solar astrophysics can be a ‘game-changer’ in sports analytics
Joe McEntee explores the surprising links between solar physics and sports science
Read article: MOND versus dark matter: the clash for cosmology’s soul
From Bohemian solutions and binary battles to new parameters and novel experiments, the dark matter vs MOND clash rages on
Read article: Not sure what to do with your physics degree? Our expert panel give their careers advice
Matin Durrani speaks to four experts about their career tips for physicists
Read article: How AI can help (and hopefully not hinder) physics
Tara Shears discusses how the fields of AI and physics could help advance each other
Read article: Researchers create glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge with sunlight
Succulent plants have been infused with afterglow phosphor particles to make them glow in shades of red, green, blue and other colours
Read article: Big data helps Gaelic football club achieve promotion following 135-year wait
Astrophysics PhD student from County Armagh in Northern Ireland combined his passion for science with Gaelic football
Read article: Why foamy heads on Belgium beers last so long
It’s all to do with the triple-fermentation process
Read article: ‘I left the school buzzing and on a high’
Colin White explains why doing schools outreach put him way outside his comfort zone
Read article: Lee Packer: ‘There’s no fundamental physical reason why fusion energy won’t work’
Lee Packer delivered the Cockcroft Walton lecture series across three institutions in India earlier this year
Read article: Physics meets fashion as bioluminescent dress debuts at Paris Haute Couture Week
The spectacular “living” garment was part of Iris van Herpen’s new fashion collection – Sympoiesis
Read article: Festival opens up the quantum realm
A series of events called the Quantum Fringe has enabled everyone from school students and the interested public to researchers and industry experts to gain new insights into quant...
Read article: Tensions rise between US administration and science agencies
The Trump administration’s policies are putting pressure on the country’s scientific agencies and staff members are beginning to take action
Read article: Muon g-2 achieves record precision, but theoretical tensions remain
Any discovery of new physics is on hold, at least for now
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