Noda made breakthroughs in the development of the Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Laser
Read article: Semiconductor laser pioneer Susumu Noda wins 2026 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics
The observatory has also released its first results on the so-called solar neutrino tension
Read article: Scientists in China celebrate the completion of the underground JUNO neutrino observatory
The centre has closed a third of its buildings over the past few months
Read article: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center hit by significant downsizing
Fears that the craft has been struck by a small piece of debris
Read article: China’s Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft return delayed by space debris impact
Researchers predict that leadership parity will soon be reached between China and the US
Read article: Scientific collaborations increasingly more likely to be led by Chinese scientists, finds study
The gender gap in exam results was much larger in the high-stakes classes that did not allow retakes
Read article: Lowering exam stakes could cut the gender grade gap in physics, finds study
The California-based lab has now lost almost a third of staff since the start of 2024
Read article: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab lays off a further 10% of staff
Yang is famed for his work on parity violation
Read article: Influential theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Chen-Ning Yang dies aged 103
Berry recognized for his contributions in mathematics and theoretical physics over a 60-year career
Read article: Theoretical physicist Michael Berry wins 2025 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Trio honoured for their work on metal-organic frameworks
Read article: Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi win the 2025 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
