Read article: Cool Copper Collider most environmentally friendly among Higgs factory designs, finds study Projects and facilities News Cool Copper Collider most environmentally friendly among Higgs factory designs, finds study An analysis concludes that the US-based facility would, if built, have the lowest overall carbon footprint in terms of physics output
Read article: New director looks to the future of the UK’s national labs Projects and facilities Podcasts New director looks to the future of the UK’s national labs Our podcast guest is Dave Newbold of the Science and Technology Facilities Council
Read article: Could a different approach have saved the Superconducting Super Collider? Projects and facilities Opinion and reviews Could a different approach have saved the Superconducting Super Collider? Michael Riordan argues that if the US had a more conservative strategy when building the SSC, the history of particle physics could have been different
Read article: China mulls plan to build a $640m Super Tau-Charm Factory Projects and facilities Analysis China mulls plan to build a $640m Super Tau-Charm Factory Facility would test the Standard Model of particle physics and put the country at the forefront of precision studies
Read article: India gives green light to gravitational-wave observatory Gravity News India gives green light to gravitational-wave observatory When built by 2030, LIGO-India will allow gravitational-wave sources to be better pinpointed and monitored
Read article: Physicists want to build a next-generation atom interferometer at CERN Projects and facilities News Physicists want to build a next-generation atom interferometer at CERN The experiment could be used to study gravitational waves as well as search for ultra-light dark-matter particles
Read article: Astronomers braced for a revolution in fast radio burst localizations Astronomy and space Analysis Astronomers braced for a revolution in fast radio burst localizations Upgrades to several radio telescopes around the world are set to transform the detection of fast radio bursts
Read article: How the European Spallation Source will put Europe at the forefront of neutron science Projects and facilities Interview How the European Spallation Source will put Europe at the forefront of neutron science Helmut Schober on building one of the world’s most powerful neutron facilities
Read article: If science is to thrive, we must understand its human foundations Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews If science is to thrive, we must understand its human foundations Robert P Crease explains why science can only thrive if we understand what makes humans tick
Read article: From ‘national treasure’ to ‘failing facilities’: NIST labs are ‘deficient’, says report Projects and facilities News From ‘national treasure’ to ‘failing facilities’: NIST labs are ‘deficient’, says report Report finds that shoddy conditions are impacting the lab’s work