Quantum optics News UK splashes out £270m on quantum technology Programme will support immediate commercialization Read article: UK splashes out £270m on quantum technology
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Web life: Space Politics A blog dedicated to the idea that "sometimes, the most important orbit is the Beltway" Read article: Web life: Space Politics
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Longing for Laputa Robert P Crease wonders whether scientists shouldn't rule the world after all Read article: Longing for Laputa
Policy and funding News Physicist and philanthropist Fred Kavli dies at 86 His legacy includes the Kavli Foundation and the $1m Kavli Prize Read article: Physicist and philanthropist Fred Kavli dies at 86
Telescopes and space missions News NASA launches MAVEN probe to Mars Mission to study red planet's lost atmosphere Read article: NASA launches MAVEN probe to Mars
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Deciding with science Robert P Crease wonders why scientific input to important policy issues is so often ignored when it's actually critical Read article: Deciding with science
Telescopes and space missions News India launches first mission to Mars Probe to arrive at the red planet in 2014 Read article: India launches first mission to Mars
Telescopes and space missions News Astronomers call off boycott of NASA conference Space agency reconsiders ban on Chinese scientists Read article: Astronomers call off boycott of NASA conference
Policy and funding News CERN physicist picked for new UN panel Fabiola Gianotti appointed to 26-member scientific advisory board Read article: CERN physicist picked for new UN panel
Policy and funding Blog NASA badly hit by government shutdown Space Station scientists won’t be left high and dry Read article: NASA badly hit by government shutdown
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