Nuclear power Research update Using antineutrinos to monitor nuclear reactors State of reactor core could be verified from outside the facility Read article: Using antineutrinos to monitor nuclear reactors
Nuclear power Research update Laser shines a new light on isotope separation Energy-efficient technique could be adapted for medical use
Policy and funding News US particle-physics panel presents plan for the future 20-year plan emphasizes international collaboration Read article: US particle-physics panel presents plan for the future
Policy and funding News US sanctions on Russia hit ITER council Fusion-reactor scientists grapple with politics and funding woes Read article: US sanctions on Russia hit ITER council
Nuclear power Research update Nuclear waste heads into the virtual realm Repository design made cheap and easy with new tool Read article: Nuclear waste heads into the virtual realm
Particles and interactions Research update China to build a huge underground neutrino experiment JUNO will focus on neutrinos from nearby reactors Read article: China to build a huge underground neutrino experiment
History Podcasts Plutonium’s toxic legacy Exploring the hidden histories of the American and Soviet "atomic cities" with Kate Brown, author of Plutopia Read article: Plutonium’s toxic legacy
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews Plutopia forever Alexei Kojevnikov reviews a book about the toxic legacy and complex history of the American and Soviet plutonium programmes Read article: Plutopia forever
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews Alices in a nuclear Wonderland Historian Kate Brown reviews the fascinating but incomplete story of women who worked at the Oak Ridge uranium-processing plant during the Second World War Read article: Alices in a nuclear Wonderland
Nuclear power Research update Laser fusion passes milestone National Ignition Facility gets more energy out than it puts in Read article: Laser fusion passes milestone
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays