In this podcast we talk about light-source facilities and NASA’s plans for the future
Read article: Synchrotrons and space telescopes: looking to the future of big science
The refurbishment will involve boosting the "brightness" of the facility by a factor of a 100
Read article: US Advanced Light Source set for $590m upgrade
Astronomers look into the future of astronomy and astrophysics, as proposals are made to pick, plan and build a new fleet of space telescopes
Read article: ‘Great observatories’ – the next generation of NASA’s space telescopes, and their impact on the next century of observational astronomy
Telescope will be refurbished for use to discover and monitor variable and transient sources in the sky
Read article: Decommissioned Namibian telescope to be brought back to life
New facility will produce a wide range of isotopes including those that can be used to make radioisotopes for medical applications
Read article: New Oak Ridge centre to boost US isotope production
The new facility in the central Karoo region of the Western Cape will support human spaceflight missions to the Moon and possibly Mars
Read article: Work begins on ground station in South Africa to support NASA’s lunar programme
After failing to reproduce last year’s record-breaking fusion-energy shot, scientists at the US National Ignition Facility have gone back to the drawing board
Read article: National Ignition Facility’s laser-fusion milestone ignites debate
Analysis finds that the Future Circular Collider is the most energy efficient of the planned future particle colliders
Read article: CERN’s proposed 100 km-circumference ‘Higgs factory’ has lower environmental impact than competing designs, finds study
Lia Merminga, director of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in the US, on accelerator science, the future of particle physics and being the first woman in her new role
Read article: Lia Merminga: directing the future of Fermilab
The past, present and future of high-energy physics come under the spotlight in the July 2022 issue of Physics World
Read article: Was the discovery of the Higgs boson the pinnacle for high-energy physics at CERN?
