Read article: UK launches first-ever industrial materials strategy
UK launches first-ever industrial materials strategy
About 52 000 people in the UK are thought to work or contribute to the materials industry
Read article: UK launches first-ever industrial materials strategy
Read article: Trump nominates AI experts for key science positions
Trump nominates AI experts for key science positions
The appointments of Michael Kratsios and Lynne Parker have been broadly welcomed by the scientific community
Read article: Fermilab seeks new boss after Lia Merminga resigns as director
Fermilab seeks new boss after Lia Merminga resigns as director
Lia Merminga has resigned as Fermilab director after a turbulent few years at the lab
Read article: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives its first close-up solar encounter
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives its first close-up solar encounter
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will perform 24 orbits around the Sun with the next close solar passes occurring on 22 March and 19 June
Read article: Two advances in quantum error correction share the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year
Two advances in quantum error correction share the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year
Complementary research brings practical quantum computing closer
Read article: Africa targets 2035 start date for synchrotron construction
Africa targets 2035 start date for synchrotron construction
The African Light Source Foundation’s conceptual design report hopes to encourage African leaders to support the project
Read article: Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2024 revealed
Top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year in physics for 2024 revealed
Work on entangled imaging, recoiling nuclei and transparent mice are on our shortlist
Read article: US ploughs $50m into sodium-ion battery development
US ploughs $50m into sodium-ion battery development
Sodium-ion batteries offer a sustainable, low-cost alternative to lithium-ion technology
Read article: Institute of Physics says physics ‘deep tech’ missing out on £4.5bn of extra investment
Institute of Physics says physics ‘deep tech’ missing out on £4.5bn of extra investment
Report by the Institute of Physics finds that venture-capital investors often struggle to invest in physics
Read article: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab announces further staff layoffs
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab announces further staff layoffs
About 325 people, representing 5% of the lab’s employees, will be affected
