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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
Belgian Nobel-prize-winning theoretical physicist François Englert dies aged 93
Englert shared the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics with Peter Higgs
AI data centres’ electricity use nears country-scale levels, finds report
A recent United Nations report shows the stark environmental cost of a rapidly growing AI industry
Scottish quantum start-up Quantcore wins IOP qBIG prize
Firm develops superconducting processors, resonators and sensors for quantum computers
Lodha Foundation unveils plans for India’s first privately funded physics institute
The Lodha Theoretical Physics Institute will focus on areas such as quantum physics
X-ray velocimetry study earns Ronan Smith the PMB Early Career Researcher Award
Ronan Smith from Adelaide University wins Physics in Medicine and Biology award for his work on a novel imaging method that uses X-rays to track lung ventilation
PET scan that detects dangerous blood clots is SNMMI ‘Image of the Year’
A PET radiotracer that can visualize deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism wins the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s most prestigious award
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Jessica Dempsey takes up post as head of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory
SKAO is set to become the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope
Read article: Jessica Dempsey takes up post as head of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory
Physicist John Hill takes the helm at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Hill will manage the lab’s $900m annual budget
Read article: Physicist John Hill takes the helm at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Nottingham physics redundancies ‘an act of academic sabotage’, warn scientists
University plans to cut almost 30% staff in the physics department
Read article: Nottingham physics redundancies ‘an act of academic sabotage’, warn scientists
Officials hail ‘major milestone’ for US Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
When complete in 2031, DUNE-LBNF will study the properties of neutrinos
Read article: Officials hail ‘major milestone’ for US Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Report highlights challenges and opportunities for UK medical physics
Community perspective report from the Institute of Physics examines ways to overcome the barriers to translating physics research into the medical market
Read article: Report highlights challenges and opportunities for UK medical physics
Researchers express ‘grave concern’ over attacks on Iranian institutions and science
Almost 1400 people have signed an open letter calling on the international community to “defend academic life”
Read article: Researchers express ‘grave concern’ over attacks on Iranian institutions and science
Dark energy survey unveils the largest 3D map of the universe
The work involved mapping more than 47 million galaxies and quasars over a five-year period
Read article: Dark energy survey unveils the largest 3D map of the universe
India’s first fast-breeder nuclear reactor achieves criticality
Milestone marks the start of the second-stage of India’s nuclear programme
Read article: India’s first fast-breeder nuclear reactor achieves criticality
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research ‘deeply embedded’ in Russia’s military efforts, states report
JINR maintains links with almost 700 research centres and universities in 60 countries
Read article: Joint Institute for Nuclear Research ‘deeply embedded’ in Russia’s military efforts, states report
Stanford Medicine unveils world’s first ultracompact proton therapy facility
Combining the industry’s most compact cyclotron with an upright positioning system creates a proton therapy system small enough to fit into a linac vault
Read article: Stanford Medicine unveils world’s first ultracompact proton therapy facility
Have you published a disruptive paper? New machine-learning tool helps you check
The tool could be used to spur transformative breakthroughs
Read article: Have you published a disruptive paper? New machine-learning tool helps you check
NASA launches crewed Artemis II mission to the Moon
Craft will conduct a flyby of the Moon before returning to Earth
Read article: NASA launches crewed Artemis II mission to the Moon
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