Water bears on the Moon, tricky maths problem, and an atomic tipple
A selection of stories from the quirkier side of physics this week
Read article: Water bears on the Moon, tricky maths problem, and an atomic tipple
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A selection of stories from the quirkier side of physics this week
Read article: Water bears on the Moon, tricky maths problem, and an atomic tipple
A special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that climate change is putting an increased pressure on land resources
Read article: Land use is critical for tackling climate change, says report
A $3m Special Breakthrough Prize has been awarded to the theory of supergravity but some say that high-profile prizes should not be given to work that is groundless in experiment
Read article: Breakthrough prize criticized for rewarding ‘failed ideas’
Officials at the protest-hit telescope seek a construction permit for the island of La Palma
Read article: Thirty Meter Telescope forges ahead with Canary Islands site
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: Glaciologist Princess Elsa, fluid dynamics of giant bubbles, and the physics of an ‘epic’ baseball pitch
Improvements to the US synchrotron include a new storage ring as well as enhanced instrument beamlines
Read article: Advanced Photon Source set for $815m upgrade
More than 170 authors from China have been given a top-cited author award for 2019
Read article: Top-cited work from China recognized by IOP Publishing
Schrieffer, together with physicists John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, explained how materials could superconduct at low temperatures
Read article: Superconductivity pioneer Robert Schrieffer dies at 88
Chandrayaan-2 consists of an orbiter, lander and rover to explore the lunar surface
Read article: India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission launches to the Moon
Gell-Mann played a pivotal role in organizing the huge number of particles that were being discovered in the 1960s
Read article: Particle pioneer Murray Gell-Mann, who coined the term ‘quarks’, dies at 89