Read article: US targets electron-ion collider to stay top in nuclear physics
Report by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine claims facility would maintain US leadership in nuclear physics
Read article: Co-ordinated action required to boost ‘open-science’ initiatives
Cultural barriers and economic issues still remain despite recent progress
Read article: Nobel laureate Burton Richter dies at 87
Particle physicist co-discovered the J/psi particle
Read article: Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics hit by bullying allegations
Society now seeks to revamp its reporting policies on misconduct
Read article: Creavo launches largest ever US magnetocardiography study
UK medical device company Creavo Medical Technologies has launched a large US trial of its mobile magnetocardiography device
Read article: Graphene service provides missing link for industry
A service launched at the House of Commons in Westminster, UK, provides a standard characterization of graphene to help the industry take off
Read article: Vertical launch spaceport planned for Scotland with first flights in early 2020s
Horizontal launch facility in Cornwall also gets a boost
Read article: China unveils plans for two new gravitational-wave missions
Craft includes a gravitational-wave detector to be launched by 2033
Read article: Paul Corkum bags Isaac Newton Medal from Institute of Physics
Canadian physicist is honoured for his “world-leading contributions” to attosecond science
Read article: Scott Pruitt resigns as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency
Pruitt came under increasing pressure following questions about his spending and housing arrangements
