Nuclear power Feature Nuclear’s new generation Novel nuclear reactors promise much, but hurdles remain before any are ever built, explains Edwin Cartlidge Read article: Nuclear’s new generation
Plasma physics Feature Hot fusion Steve Cowley outlines the next challenges in fusion power Read article: Hot fusion
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Nuclear power: yes or no? Ian Lowe and Barry Brook go head-to-head in our big nuclear-power debate Read article: Nuclear power: yes or no?
Policy and funding News US physicists call for change in nuclear licensing American Physical Society says current rules will increase the risk of nuclear proliferation Read article: US physicists call for change in nuclear licensing
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews A trip through Weinberg’s world John Ellis examines the thoughts of theorist Steven Weinberg Read article: A trip through Weinberg’s world
Nuclear power Research update New element 117 discovered Progress on route to the superheavy island of stability Read article: New element 117 discovered
Particles and interactions Research update Nuclear physics gets a stepping stone to the ‘island of stability’ First direct mass measurement of a trans-uranium element Read article: Nuclear physics gets a stepping stone to the ‘island of stability’
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews Chasing nuclear rainbows J Samuel Walker describes the tortuous story of radioactive waste in the US Read article: Chasing nuclear rainbows
Policy and funding News Budget deficit threatens Japanese science Scientists braced for severe cuts to the country’s research programme Read article: Budget deficit threatens Japanese science
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews The power of robotics Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease Read article: The power of robotics
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