Read article: European synchrotron reopens following €150m upgrade
The Extremely Brilliant Source boosts the brilliance and coherence of the X-ray beams by around a factor of 100 over its predecessor
Read article: Physics in China attempts to rise from the pandemic
Physicists in China are beginning to return to the lab following the COVID-19 pandemic, but many of their projects face delays, as Ling Xin reports
Read article: Growing the gravitational-wave network
David Reitze discusses how gravitational-wave observations are set for a multi-detector boost
Read article: CERN approves further work on Future Circular Collider – but delays final decision
European strategy update proposes further work on a huge 100 km circular collider at CERN, but a final decision to build it will not be made until 2026
Read article: Critical research hit as COVID-19 forces physics labs to close
Major labs have shut their doors in response to the worldwide lockdown, but a few remain open and in some cases are carrying out critical work related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Read article: The 10 most important future big-science facilities in physics
A meeting in Oxford discussed the past, present and future of large-scale facilities in physics
Read article: Brookhaven chosen to host major US nuclear physics facility
Due to start by 2030, the Electron-Ion Collider will probe the strong nuclear force and the role of gluons in nucleons and nuclei
Read article: Europe draws up plans for plasma-based particle accelerators
Compact devices would be far cheaper than existing technology
Read article: Square Kilometre Array hit by €250m shortfall
Officials planning the giant radio telescope hope to plug the funding gap by attracting new countries to the project
Read article: CERN expected to announce one-year delay to Large Hadron Collider upgrade
Decision is set to be taken tomorrow on whether to postpone the completion of the high-luminosity upgrade until 2028
