Transport properties News ESRF €166m upgrade nears completion Grenoble lab enters a new phase Read article: ESRF €166m upgrade nears completion
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Too hot to handle A book about the complex history of nuclear waste in the US, reviewed by Robert Hayes Read article: Too hot to handle
Telescopes and space missions News US firm seeks funding for novel ‘slingatron’ prototype Device to launch cargo into space orbit Read article: US firm seeks funding for novel ‘slingatron’ prototype
Publishing Feature The reality of open access Michael Banks looks at how governments are implementing open-access policies Read article: The reality of open access
Policy and funding Blog Institut Laue-Langevin secures funding until 2023 Future looks bright for European neutron facility
Projects and facilities News Livermore slashes 10 per cent of workforce Final 2014 budget to still face "uphill battle in Congress this summer" Read article: Livermore slashes 10 per cent of workforce
Renewables Opinion and reviews Beyond the executive summary Richard Muller's Energy for Future Presidents, reviewed by Gail Marcus Read article: Beyond the executive summary
Policy and funding News Ernest Moniz nominated as US energy secretary Obama administration opts for MIT physicist in top energy role Read article: Ernest Moniz nominated as US energy secretary
Telescopes and space missions Video NASA targets nanotechnology for space exploration Meyya Meyyappan on why he strives for the relentless miniaturization of space technologies Read article: NASA targets nanotechnology for space exploration
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Thinking big about the future Kirstin Matthews and Padraig Moloney argue for more basic science spending Read article: Thinking big about the future
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