Read article: US Advanced Light Source set for $590m upgrade Projects and facilities News US Advanced Light Source set for $590m upgrade The refurbishment will involve boosting the "brightness" of the facility by a factor of a 100
Read article: Decommissioned Namibian telescope to be brought back to life Projects and facilities News Decommissioned Namibian telescope to be brought back to life Telescope will be refurbished for use to discover and monitor variable and transient sources in the sky
Read article: New Oak Ridge centre to boost US isotope production Projects and facilities News New Oak Ridge centre to boost US isotope production New facility will produce a wide range of isotopes including those that can be used to make radioisotopes for medical applications
Read article: Work begins on ground station in South Africa to support NASA’s lunar programme Projects and facilities News Work begins on ground station in South Africa to support NASA’s lunar programme The new facility in the central Karoo region of the Western Cape will support human spaceflight missions to the Moon and possibly Mars
Read article: UK firm Universal Quantum wins major quantum-computing contract Quantum News UK firm Universal Quantum wins major quantum-computing contract Universal Quantum awarded one of the largest government quantum-computing contracts ever given to a single company
Read article: Report calls on the UK to show ambition in the development of quantum technologies Quantum News Report calls on the UK to show ambition in the development of quantum technologies Institute of Physics report says UK government must be bold to position the country as a world leader in quantum technologies
Read article: Leiden University astronomer Tim de Zeeuw removed from post after allegations of misconduct Astronomy and space News Leiden University astronomer Tim de Zeeuw removed from post after allegations of misconduct Leiden says the astronomer has been banned from campus and cannot supervise PhD students, but keeps professorial title
Read article: Laser pioneer Margaret Murnane bags 2022 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize Personalities News Laser pioneer Margaret Murnane bags 2022 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize Murnane and colleagues developed tabletop X-ray lasers
Read article: CERN slashes experiment time next year by 20% as energy costs bite Environment and energy News CERN slashes experiment time next year by 20% as energy costs bite Heavy-ion programme at CERN will be cancelled too
Read article: DART mission successfully hits asteroid in first-of-its-kind test Astronomy and space News DART mission successfully hits asteroid in first-of-its-kind test Scientists will now precisely measure Dimorphos’ orbital change to determine how effectively DART deflected the asteroid