Read article: Large-scale commercial applications of quantum computing remain a distant promise, claims report
Inaugural MIT Quantum Index Report finds that venture capital funding is providing billions of dollars into the field
Read article: Vera C Rubin Observatory reveals its first spectacular images of the cosmos
Pictures include the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas and the Virgo cluster
Read article: Japan’s ispace suffers second lunar landing failure
ispace was attempting to become the first non-US firm to land on the Moon
Read article: Thinking of switching research fields? Beware the citation ‘pivot penalty’ revealed by new study
The pivot penalty increases the further away a researcher shifts from their previous topic of research
Read article: Leinweber Foundation ploughs $90m into US theoretical physics
The cash will be used to establish a Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics at five US institutions
Read article: China launches Tianwen-2 asteroid sample-return mission
The craft will aim to collect about 100 g of material from a “quasi-satellite” of Earth
Read article: Richard Bond and George Efstathiou share the 2025 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
Pair are honoured for their work on the cosmic microwave background
Read article: Delta.g wins IOP’s qBIG prize for its gravity sensors
Portable instrument detects underground infrastructure using quantum interference
Read article: ‘Chatty’ artificial intelligence could improve student enthusiasm for physics and maths, finds study
Learning physics concepts from chatbots could enhance students’ positive emotions of the subject
Read article: General Fusion lays off staff due to ‘unexpected and urgent financing constraints’
Canadian firm says it is needs to “navigate a difficult environment”
