Read article: Astronomers propose telescope to monitor Betelgeuse dimming
The Betelgeuse Scope concept would use twelve off-the-shelf 10 cm-aperture telescopes to provide detailed, nightly observations of the supergiant star
Read article: Net-zero carbon target in UK will require national approach to materials science, says report
Henry Royce Institute calls for government investment to boost materials science in the country and support the use of low-carbon technology
Read article: Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez bag the Nobel Prize for Physics
Trio share the 2020 prize for work on black holes
Read article: Optical tweezer pioneer Arthur Ashkin dies aged 98
Ashkin shared the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work using light to trap microscopic objects
Read article: CERN’s emissions equal to a large cruise liner, says report
Lab’s first public Environment Report details the status of CERN’s environmental footprint and outlines some objectives to reduce it in the coming years
Read article: Astronomers plan huge neutrino observatory in the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment would be the world’s largest neutrino telescope once built by the end of the decade
Read article: Giant Magellan Telescope receives cash injection from the National Science Foundation
US National Science Foundation has awarded $17.5m towards the construction of the huge 25.4 m telescope
Read article: IOP Publishing pledges to implement double-blind peer review
Publisher aims to make the double-blind form of peer review the default option on all of its own journals by the end of 2021
Read article: Nobel laureates endorse Joe Biden for US president
Open letter from US laureates says that Biden has “consistently demonstrated his willingness to listen to experts”
Read article: Particle and atomic physics more likely to win Nobels
Study finds that five fields have accounted for more than half of Nobel prizes
