Ethics News US–Russia tensions hit scientists Russian scientists banned from Department of Energy labs as sanctions bite Read article: US–Russia tensions hit scientists
Metrology Research update Standards lab overlooked spy agency’s cryptography ‘back door’, say scientists Report slams US National Institute of Standards and Technology for supporting flawed algorithm Read article: Standards lab overlooked spy agency’s cryptography ‘back door’, say scientists
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Nanoethical concerns Using nanotechnology to teach ethics has its pros and cons, finds Robert P Crease Read article: Nanoethical concerns
Surfaces and interfaces Analysis Nanoscience debate rages on: stripy nanoparticles Jon Cartwright looks at the debate surrounding "stripy nanoparticles" Read article: Nanoscience debate rages on: stripy nanoparticles
History Opinion and reviews Between the lines A dual biography of Faraday and Maxwell, an insider’s tale of the Higgs hunt and a flawed study of the physics of warfare, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Why don’t they listen? Robert P Crease reckons he knows why science has lost its authority among politicians Read article: Why don’t they listen?
Publishing News Dispute arises over rejected climate-science paper University of Reading physicist's claims rejected by journal publisher Read article: Dispute arises over rejected climate-science paper
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews The problem of missile defence Rebecca Slayton's book Arguments That Count has implications that stretch far beyond Cold War history, according to reviewer Philip Webber Read article: The problem of missile defence
Ethics Blog Scientists face discrimination when choosing a PhD Academics less likely to meet with female and ethnic-minority students, study reveals
Ethics Opinion and reviews Pressures and constraints on Iranian research Abbas Ali Saberi calls for an end to sanctions that are hurting physics and physicists in Iran Read article: Pressures and constraints on Iranian research