Read article: US ploughs $50m into sodium-ion battery development
US ploughs $50m into sodium-ion battery development
Sodium-ion batteries offer a sustainable, low-cost alternative to lithium-ion technology
Read article: US ploughs $50m into sodium-ion battery development
Read article: Institute of Physics says physics ‘deep tech’ missing out on £4.5bn of extra investment
Institute of Physics says physics ‘deep tech’ missing out on £4.5bn of extra investment
Report by the Institute of Physics finds that venture-capital investors often struggle to invest in physics
Read article: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab announces further staff layoffs
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab announces further staff layoffs
About 325 people, representing 5% of the lab’s employees, will be affected
Read article: EU must double its science budget to remain competitive, warns report
EU must double its science budget to remain competitive, warns report
A committee of 15 experts from research and industry call for Framework Programme 10 to have a budget of at least €220bn
Read article: The Arecibo Observatory’s ‘powerful radiation environment’ led to its collapse, claims report
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: UK particle physicist Mark Thomson selected as next CERN boss
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: Timber! Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite into space
Timber! Japan launches world’s first wooden satellite into space
LignoSat will test the possibilities of building wooden human habitats in space
Read article: Superconductivity theorist Leon Cooper dies aged 94
Superconductivity theorist Leon Cooper dies aged 94
Cooper carried out research into superconductivity and neuroscience
Read article: US Department of Energy announces new Fermilab contractor
US Department of Energy announces new Fermilab contractor
Yet some see little change in the selection of Fermi Forward Discovery Group
Read article: Semiconductor pioneer Richard Friend bags 2024 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Semiconductor pioneer Richard Friend bags 2024 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Friend won for his work on the fundamental electronic properties of molecular semiconductors and in their engineering development
