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US underground neutrino experiment begins cryostat installation
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Scientists have broadly welcomed Tuesday’s “blue tsunami” in the US mid-term elections
Laser-cooling pioneer and Nobel laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji dies at 93
French physicist shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics
Experienced scientists produce more persistently disruptive research, finds study
A new report challenges the idea that scientists become less innovative as they age
Japan launches sample-return mission to Mars’s moon Phobos
The Martian Moons eXploration mission will aim to return 10 g of material back to Earth
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
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Quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac awarded 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Cirac is honoured for contributions to modern quantum information science
Read article: Quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac awarded 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Astroparticle physicist wins for his work detecting cosmic neutrinos
Read article: Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Inventors of optogenetics win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are joint winners of the 2026 prize
Read article: Inventors of optogenetics win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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
Read article: Siemens Healthineers unveils ultrafast Accela radiotherapy system
Cyril Hilsum, former GEC research boss and Institute of Physics president, dies aged 101
Hilsum helped develop commercial applications for liquid crystals
Read article: Cyril Hilsum, former GEC research boss and Institute of Physics president, dies aged 101
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
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