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
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
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
Electron scattering experiment gives a surprising result
Read article: Nuclear shells govern close proton–neutron partnerships
New desalination technology produces drinking water from ocean water while capturing valuable salts and minerals
Read article: Solar-thermal desalination process operates at near 100% efficiency
A snoring-based framework shows potential as a low-cost, non-contact screening tool for obstructive sleep apnoea
Read article: Abnormal snoring sounds help diagnose common sleep disorder
Vibrational spectroscopy technique reshapes our understanding of how water molecules behave at the boundary
Read article: Interface between air and water gets a new twist
Molecules become magnetic by accumulating iron
Read article: Pigeons’ immune system can sense Earth’s magnetic field, study suggests
Artificial intelligence struggles to forecast events with no precedent in training data
Read article: Physics-based models still beat AI for predicting extreme weather events
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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
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 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
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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