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Siloton secures £8.4m to speed development of portable retinal imaging system
Handheld optical coherence tomography device will make diagnosis and monitoring of eye diseases more affordable and accessible
Officials celebrate completion of gamma-ray telescope array in La Palma
The Large-Sized Telescope will provide new insights into the early universe
Quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac awarded 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Cirac is honoured for contributions to modern quantum information science
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Astroparticle physicist wins for his work detecting cosmic neutrinos
Inventors of optogenetics win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are joint winners of the 2026 prize
Siemens Healthineers unveils ultrafast Accela radiotherapy system
Launched at ASTRO 2026, the high-speed Accela platform can deliver stereotactic treatments in a single breath-hold
Cyril Hilsum, former GEC research boss and Institute of Physics president, dies aged 101
Hilsum helped develop commercial applications for liquid crystals
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Thirty Meter Telescope rejects La Palma as alternative host site
€1bn funding package has been turned down by the Thirty Meter Telescope International Organization
Read article: Thirty Meter Telescope rejects La Palma as alternative host site
Spectacular image of the Shark Nebula wins Royal Observatory Greenwich prize
The picture – The Quiet Predator– was taken by Kuwaiti photographer Ali Alobaidly
Read article: Spectacular image of the Shark Nebula wins Royal Observatory Greenwich prize
NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to shed light on the dark universe
The observatory will also study exoplanets, black holes and map billions of galaxies
Read article: NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to shed light on the dark universe
US orders universities to audit foreign research ties
Move by the US Department of Defense affects 30 research universities
Read article: US orders universities to audit foreign research ties
Researchers propose ‘economic Q’ metric for judging fusion power plant viability
New framework includes 10 parameters that can be used to evaluate the viability of fusion
Read article: Researchers propose ‘economic Q’ metric for judging fusion power plant viability
Critics deride US administration’s ‘golden age of science’ report
The document comes as the administration looks to cut the science budget for 2027
Read article: Critics deride US administration’s ‘golden age of science’ report
Future of UK physics threatened by ‘ruinous’ funding cuts, says Institute of Physics
The cuts at UK Research and Innovation have resulted in the cancellation of several significant international projects
Read article: Future of UK physics threatened by ‘ruinous’ funding cuts, says Institute of Physics
Astronomers express outrage after regulators approve ‘space mirror’ permit
Proposal involves the launch of a private satellite to test reflecting sunlight onto the Earth’s surface
Read article: Astronomers express outrage after regulators approve ‘space mirror’ permit
Private investment in fusion firms jumps by $4.5bn
Some 70% of fusion firms still expect private fusion to deliver commercial electricity by the 2030s
Read article: Private investment in fusion firms jumps by $4.5bn
National Science Foundation’s X-Labs initiative draws fire as ‘terrible idea’
Criticism comes from former presidential science adviser and NSF director Neal Lane
Read article: National Science Foundation’s X-Labs initiative draws fire as ‘terrible idea’
Vera C Rubin Observatory kicks off 10-year quest to map the cosmos
The 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time will take a picture of the southern night sky every 3–4 nights
Read article: Vera C Rubin Observatory kicks off 10-year quest to map the cosmos
CERN says Large Hadron Collider has ‘exceeded every expectation’ as it shuts down ahead of major upgrade
The shutdown will involve removing and replacing 1.2 km of magnets and components
Read article: CERN says Large Hadron Collider has ‘exceeded every expectation’ as it shuts down ahead of major upgrade
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