Read article: Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez bag the Nobel Prize for Physics Astronomy and space News Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez bag the Nobel Prize for Physics Trio share the 2020 prize for work on black holes
Read article: Optical tweezer pioneer Arthur Ashkin dies aged 98 Personalities News Optical tweezer pioneer Arthur Ashkin dies aged 98 Ashkin shared the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work using light to trap microscopic objects
Read article: CERN’s emissions equal to a large cruise liner, says report Environment and energy News CERN’s emissions equal to a large cruise liner, says report Lab’s first public Environment Report details the status of CERN’s environmental footprint and outlines some objectives to reduce it in the coming years
Read article: Astronomers plan huge neutrino observatory in the Pacific Ocean Telescopes and space missions News Astronomers plan huge neutrino observatory in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment would be the world’s largest neutrino telescope once built by the end of the decade
Read article: Giant Magellan Telescope receives cash injection from the National Science Foundation Telescopes and space missions News Giant Magellan Telescope receives cash injection from the National Science Foundation US National Science Foundation has awarded $17.5m towards the construction of the huge 25.4 m telescope
Read article: IOP Publishing pledges to implement double-blind peer review Publishing News IOP Publishing pledges to implement double-blind peer review Publisher aims to make the double-blind form of peer review the default option on all of its own journals by the end of 2021
Read article: Nobel laureates endorse Joe Biden for US president Policy and funding News Nobel laureates endorse Joe Biden for US president Open letter from US laureates says that Biden has “consistently demonstrated his willingness to listen to experts”
Read article: Particle and atomic physics more likely to win Nobels Publishing News Particle and atomic physics more likely to win Nobels Study finds that five fields have accounted for more than half of Nobel prizes
Read article: Calls for UK and EU to compromise over Horizon Europe Policy and funding News Calls for UK and EU to compromise over Horizon Europe Over 100 organizations and individuals say that “rapid progress” is needed in negotiations regarding the scientific framework programme
Read article: European synchrotron reopens following €150m upgrade Projects and facilities News European synchrotron reopens following €150m upgrade The Extremely Brilliant Source boosts the brilliance and coherence of the X-ray beams by around a factor of 100 over its predecessor