Particle and nuclear News CERN upgrade to LHCb experiment threatened by UK funding cuts Upgrade to the UK-led project is unlikely to go ahead if UK funding cuts are not reversed Read article: CERN upgrade to LHCb experiment threatened by UK funding cuts
Particle and nuclear Opinion and reviews The Future Circular Collider is unduly risky – CERN needs a ‘Plan B’ Michael Riordan calls on CERN to face financial and geopolitical reality Read article: The Future Circular Collider is unduly risky – CERN needs a ‘Plan B’
Astronomy and space Blog Celebrating 10 years of gravitational waves The Einstein Telescope could usher in a new age of gravitational-wave astronomy Read article: Celebrating 10 years of gravitational waves
Projects and facilities Analysis Physicists set to decide location for next-generation Einstein Telescope Ten years after the first gravitational waves were detected, the location and design for a third-generation gravitational-wave detector are being decided Read article: Physicists set to decide location for next-generation Einstein Telescope
Quantum Interview Travis Humble from Oak Ridge’s Quantum Science Center explains how large facilities benefit from collaboration Travis Humble outlines Quantum Science Center's role in developing new quantum technologies Read article: Travis Humble from Oak Ridge’s Quantum Science Center explains how large facilities benefit from collaboration
Projects and facilities Feature China’s High Energy Photon Source prepares to light up the world Robert P Crease visits what is set to be the most advanced fourth-generation synchrotron-light source Read article: China’s High Energy Photon Source prepares to light up the world
Particle and nuclear Podcasts Exploring CERN: Physics World visits the world’s leading particle-physics lab Margaret Harris reports back about LHC upgrades, antimatter advances and future colliders Read article: Exploring CERN: Physics World visits the world’s leading particle-physics lab
Projects and facilities News Africa targets 2035 start date for synchrotron construction The African Light Source Foundation’s conceptual design report hopes to encourage African leaders to support the project Read article: Africa targets 2035 start date for synchrotron construction
Projects and facilities News The Arecibo Observatory’s ‘powerful radiation environment’ led to its collapse, claims report The disaster in December 2020 was caused by the failure of zinc in the observatory’s cable sockets Read article: The Arecibo Observatory’s ‘powerful radiation environment’ led to its collapse, claims report
Particle and nuclear News UK particle physicist Mark Thomson selected as next CERN boss Thomson will become the 17th director-general of the CERN particle-physics laboratory when he takes up the position in 2026 Read article: UK particle physicist Mark Thomson selected as next CERN boss
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