Radiotherapy News IBA launches SMARTSCAN beam commissioning system IBA's SMARTSCAN system guides the user through linac commissioning and automates repetitive tasks Read article: IBA launches SMARTSCAN beam commissioning system
Particle and nuclear News 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: US targets electron-ion collider to stay top in nuclear physics
Publishing News Co-ordinated action required to boost ‘open-science’ initiatives Cultural barriers and economic issues still remain despite recent progress Read article: Co-ordinated action required to boost ‘open-science’ initiatives
Personalities News Nobel laureate Burton Richter dies at 87 Particle physicist co-discovered the J/psi particle Read article: Nobel laureate Burton Richter dies at 87
Ethics News Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics hit by bullying allegations Society now seeks to revamp its reporting policies on misconduct Read article: Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics hit by bullying allegations
Diagnostic imaging News 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: Creavo launches largest ever US magnetocardiography study
2D materials News 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: Graphene service provides missing link for industry
Business and innovation News Vertical launch spaceport planned for Scotland with first flights in early 2020s Horizontal launch facility in Cornwall also gets a boost Read article: Vertical launch spaceport planned for Scotland with first flights in early 2020s
Telescopes and space missions News China unveils plans for two new gravitational-wave missions Craft includes a gravitational-wave detector to be launched by 2033 Read article: China unveils plans for two new gravitational-wave missions
Personalities News Paul Corkum bags Isaac Newton Medal from Institute of Physics Canadian physicist is honoured for his “world-leading contributions” to attosecond science Read article: Paul Corkum bags Isaac Newton Medal from Institute of Physics