Read article: New €500m German battery institute hit by ‘scandal’ over site decision
Münster beats off competition from five other cities to host the institute, with some warning the choice is a "grave mistake"
Read article: German–Russian X-ray telescope takes off to study the dark universe
Spektr-RG mission will aim to investigate the nature of dark energy and dark matter
Read article: Up to half of foreign scientists at Max Planck institutes feel excluded
Leading German research body says it will now increase support to foreign staff in "everyday matters"
Read article: Medical physicists benefit from vendor expertise
The premier US meeting for medical physics will focus on collaboration, safety, and delivering value to colleagues and patients
Read article: New Zealand pulls out of the Square Kilometre Array after benefits questioned
Government concludes that the benefits of membership do not outweigh the costs
Read article: MR-guided protons and big data analysis win journal prizes
Prizes awarded for the best papers published last year in Physics in Medicine and Biology and Physiological Measurement
Read article: Michael Pepper wins Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Nanoelectronics pioneer is honoured by the Institute of Physics
Read article: LGBT+ scientists consider leaving work because of discrimination
New report highlights the need for more inclusivity and support
Read article: Panel calls for new infrared telescope to hunt for near-Earth objects
Report says that detecting asteroids with thermal infrared radiation would allow for a much better determination of their diameters than optical methods
Read article: Protest-hit Thirty Meter Telescope receives construction go-ahead in Hawaii
Giant telescope wins a formal "notice to proceed" but protesters warn they will not back down
