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Magnetic model simulated in 3D by D-Wave quantum processor

Vertical launch spaceport planned for Scotland with first flights in early 2020s

Horizontal launch facility in Cornwall also gets a boost

Californian grasslands set to store carbon more reliably than forests

Wildfires release carbon stored in trees but leave grassland carbon in roots and soil

Hydrogen dissociation measurement puts theory at odds with experiment

Discrepancy could point to flaws in the quantum theory of molecules

Research news

Wet etching makes high quality topological superconductor

Beam’s eye MRI could guide radiotherapy

Could graphene quantum dots help treat Parkinson’s disease?

Cosmic neutrino points back to blazar driven by supermassive black hole

Multimessenger observations may have solved longstanding cosmic-ray mystery

Irradiation beyond the target may reduce distant metastases

Irradiating a secondary margin outside the planning target volume may lower the risk of distant metastasis in lung cancer patients

Scientists differ on climate’s carbon dioxide sensitivity

There is another enigma in the warming puzzle: climate’s carbon dioxide sensitivity. How will life respond as carbon dioxide levels rise and heat soars?

Exotic ‘non-classical paths’ affect quantum interference, experiment confirms

Breakdown of superposition principle could influence precision astronomy experiments

Monolayer MXenes show impressive strength and elasticity

The mechanical properties of MXene nanosheets could make them useful for energy storage and structural applications among others

Air con led to quicker thinking during heat wave

Students in modern dorms answered cognition tests faster and more accurately

The business of space

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A nanotech bonanza in Paris and a journalism boot camp in Sicily

SPHERE image of the newborn planet PDS 70b

Watching planet birth, citizen science and a quantum love song

Engineering eureka: how industry engages with basic research

Executives from Airbus, Bell Labs, IBM, ID Quantique and venture-capital firm Elaia Partners share their views on basic research

MSc in nanoscience and nanotechnology at UCLan

Masters programme offers pathway to emerging nano-industry

Graduate students who are keen to pursue a career in the nanotechnology industry can now study for an MSc that offers a direct connection to the commercial sector

Nuclear futures

The Nuclear Energy Agency's Jim Gulliford talks about the agency's new programme to train early-career nuclear physicists

Finding a niche within scientific computing

Tech-X co-founders John Cary and Svetlana Shasharina reflect on how the firm developed its specialism

Renewables growing fast, but not fast enough

In the words of Rana Adib of REN21, "when it comes to heating, cooling and transport, we are coasting along as if we had all the time in the world"

Fusion dreams

James McKenzie wonders if a commercial approach will bring a practical fusion reactor to market faster

Neural networks, explained

Janelle Shane outlines the promises and pitfalls of machine-learning algorithms based on the structure of the human brain

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Testing the waters in New Orleans

Smart cities, the Dutch approach

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Simulating fluid dynamics in the cloud

Zenotech CEO David Standingford describes how the rise of cloud computing has created opportunities, both for his business and for the wider fluid-dynamics community

Borrowing Einstein’s body, fluid mechanics of dripping taps, birds and spiders devour insect energy

Excerpts from the Red Folder

Masters programme offers pathway to emerging nano-industry

Graduate students who are keen to pursue a career in the nanotechnology industry can now study for an MSc that offers a direct connection to the commercial sector

Finding a niche within scientific computing

Tech-X co-founders John Cary and Svetlana Shasharina reflect on how the firm developed its specialism

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Integrated system offers new insights into molecular interactions

The new C-Trap instruments enables scientists to visualize and manipulate molecular interactions in real time with high resolution

Nuclear futures

The Nuclear Energy Agency's Jim Gulliford talks about the agency's new programme to train early-career nuclear physicists

Innovation: patent applications review

Our survey of recent radiation therapy patent applications includes filings from Radiation Barrier, RaySearch, BrainSonix and more

Optical cochlear implants restore hearing in deaf gerbils

A cochlear implant uses light to restore auditory responses in deaf gerbils

Engineering eureka: how industry engages with basic research

Executives from Airbus, Bell Labs, IBM, ID Quantique and venture-capital firm Elaia Partners share their views on basic research

Dynamic MRI helps select patients for lung surgery

Dynamic MRI could better identify emphysema patients likely to benefit from invasive lung volume reduction surgery

A graphene membrane containing oxygen-lined pores

2D sheets help make liquid logic

Aqueous trapped ions could allow for nanofluidic computing say NIST researchers

The Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor will study the gamma rays that emerge when neutron stars merge

China unveils plans for two new gravitational-wave missions

Craft includes a gravitational-wave detector to be launched by 2033

Paul Corkum bags Isaac Newton Medal from Institute of Physics

Canadian physicist is honoured for his “world-leading contributions” to attosecond science

First human scanned with spectral X-ray scanner

A 3D spectral X-ray scanner reveals the composition of the human body with exquisite detail

Comparing printed and simulated grid structure

3D bioprinting simulations help optimize bioinks

Computer modelling offers new insights into the printability cell-laden biomaterials

Fusion dreams

James McKenzie wonders if a commercial approach will bring a practical fusion reactor to market faster

Photo of row of pylons in the English countryside. Courtesy: iStock/John Kelly

Renewables growing fast, but not fast enough

In the words of Rana Adib of REN21, "when it comes to heating, cooling and transport, we are coasting along as if we had all the time in the world"

Illustration showing how increased fresh river outflow enters the coastal environment, where it mixes with ambient salty ocean water. Under the influence of the Earth's rotation, this plume of fresher water turns to the right (in the northern hemisphere), flowing downstream as an alongshore current trapped to the coast. These fresher waters piled up along the shore result in an increase in sea level at the coast. Courtesy: Natalie Renier, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

How do rivers alter sea-level?

Model includes river outflow and Earth’s rotation to fine-tune sea-level projections

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A background in physics can lead to a diverse range of careers in academia, industry or beyond. This collection explores the colourful range of physics careers, as well as some of the barriers that remain for certain individuals and groups, particularly around access and equality.

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