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Michael Banks

I am news editor of Physics World magazine. I also contribute regularly to the website and work on the Physics World special report programme. I joined Physics World in 2008 after completing a PhD in condensed-matter physics at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, Germany. I mostly cover the development of physics facilities around the world. Outside work, over the past couple of years I have become particularly adept at changing nappies.

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Turkey invests in medical isotopes

Turkey invests in medical isotopes

The new Proton Accelerator Facility in Ankara (Credit: Michael Banks) By Michael Banks in Ankara, Turkey A helipad is not what you would normally expect to see at a brand new research facility. But that is what sits next to the new Proton Accelerator Facility (PAF) based in Ankara, Turkey. However, the helipad is not […]

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