Equal1 wins IOP’s qBIG Prize for quantum innovation
Aquark Technologies and NIQS Tech are runners-up in 2024 competition
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Read article: Equal1 wins IOP’s qBIG Prize for quantum innovation
Climate physicist Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo elected Mexican president in landslide win
With a background in climate science, Sheinbaum Pardo also becomes Mexico’s first female president
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‘Hidden’ citations conceal the true impact of scientific research
Study finds that “foundational” work is often not properly cited, skewing its true impact
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European Space Agency releases first batch of spectacular science images from its Euclid mission
The five images reveal galaxies, globular clusters and nebulae in incredible detail
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Shrinivas Kulkarni wins Shaw Prize in Astronomy for work on variable and transient objects
Time-domain astronomer receives $1.2m award from Hong Kong-based foundation
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Institute of Physics launches new inclusion programme for universities
The Physics Inclusion Award will encompass several aspects of diversity such as race and ethnicity, neurodiversity and sexual orientation
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Researchers split on merits and pitfalls of AI in peer review, IOP Publishing survey finds
New IOP Publishing report finds that generative AI tools can provide some "useful outputs", but expert human verification and editing is always required
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GMT or TMT? Fate of next-generation telescope falls to expert panel set up by US National Science Foundation
The group will examine the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope and the Thirty Meter Telescope
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US DIII-D National Fusion Facility resumes operations following series of upgrades
The improvements will allow researchers to better control and study fusion plasmas
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Astronomy conference travel is on par with Africa’s per-capita carbon footprint
Travel to astronomy meetings in 2019 resulted in the emission of 42,500 tonnes of emissions
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