Read article: Semiconductor pioneer Richard Friend bags 2024 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Friend won for his work on the fundamental electronic properties of molecular semiconductors and in their engineering development
Read article: Pioneers of AI-based protein-structure prediction share 2024 chemistry Nobel prize
Protein designer is also honoured in this year’s award
Read article: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton share the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics
Duo win for their work on machine learning
Read article: European Space Agency launches Hera mission to investigate asteroid ‘crash-scene’
Hera will perform a close-up examination of a 2022 impact on Dimorphos by NASA's DART mission
Read article: Gender gap in physics entrenched by biased collaboration networks, study finds
Interventions to integrate young female physicists into established networks could help tackle under-representation
Read article: CERN celebrates 70 years at the helm of particle physics in lavish ceremony
The event was attended by 38 national delegations as well as Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium
Read article: Knowledge grows step-by-step despite the exponential growth of papers, finds study
The authors believe the finding indicates a decline in scientific productivity
Read article: NASA suffering from ageing infrastructure and inefficient management practices, finds report
NASA has been warned that it may need to sacrifice new missions in order to rebalance the space agency’s priorities and achieve its long-term objectives
Read article: Almost 70% of US students with an interest in physics leave the subject, finds survey
The survey followed almost 4000 first-year students taking introductory physics courses at four US universities
Read article: Researchers with a large network of unique collaborators have longer careers, finds study
Female scientists tend to work in more tightly connected groups than men, which can negatively impact their careers
