Read article: China overtakes the US in terms of research quality, finds study
A new analysis by researchers in the US also found that China had already overtaken the European Union in terms of research quality by 2015
Read article: Panel calls on physicists to ‘shelve’ notion of Japan hosting the International Linear Collider
Proposed particle physics experiment must be re-evaluated before being given the go-ahead
Read article: Russian scientists condemn Ukraine invasion as international projects and meetings thrown into doubt
More than 650 Russian scientists sign an open letter calling the war with Ukraine “unfair and senseless”
Read article: Eric Lander resignation leads to controversial split of US presidential science adviser role
Francis Collins becomes the interim US science adviser while Alondra Nelson will head the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Read article: International Year of Glass gets cracking in Geneva
IYOG2022’s opening ceremony sets the scene for a year of glass-related activities
Read article: Fusion energy record smashed by Joint European Torus facility
Experiment achieves 59 megajoules of fusion energy in a single fusion “shot”, doubling the previous record
Read article: Lab gender roles not due to personal choice, finds study
Male and female task preferences for experimental work are largely the same despite what is seen in the lab
Read article: NASA successfully deploys landmark James Webb Space Telescope
Installation of the 6.5 m primary mirror marks a significant step towards a fully functioning infrared observatory
Read article: NASA launches flagship $10bn James Webb Space Telescope
Mission will probe exoplanet atmospheres as well as peer back some 300 million years after the Big Bang to when some of the first galaxies existed
Read article: Quantum entanglement of two macroscopic objects is the Physics World 2021 Breakthrough of the Year
This year’s award is shared by two independent teams
