Nuclear power News Laureates call for cut to highly enriched uranium 35 Nobel laureates say nuclear reactors should use low-enriched uranium Read article: Laureates call for cut to highly enriched uranium
Policy and funding News ‘Quantum manifesto’ for Europe calls for €1bn in funding Programme could unlock the potential of quantum technologies, say physicists Read article: ‘Quantum manifesto’ for Europe calls for €1bn in funding
Telescopes and space missions News Mission to Mars launches in search of signs of life The Trace Gas Orbiter will study the red planet's atmosphere and test landing technologies Read article: Mission to Mars launches in search of signs of life
Policy and funding News World’s deepest lab targets neutrinos Experiment at China Jinping Underground Laboratory would measure solar and geoneutrinos Read article: World’s deepest lab targets neutrinos
Policy and funding News Indian gravitational-wave observatory wins governmental approval LIGO-India will join global network of observatories, including those in the US, Germany, Italy and Japan Read article: Indian gravitational-wave observatory wins governmental approval
Telescopes and space missions News Japanese X-ray observatory launches ASTRO-H will study galaxy clusters, active galactic nuclei and supernova remnants Read article: Japanese X-ray observatory launches
Telescopes and space missions News NASA’s WFIRST mission set for go-ahead Space agency expected to make the probe an official project next month Read article: NASA’s WFIRST mission set for go-ahead
Policy and funding News Fabiola Gianotti takes charge at CERN as lab weighs up designs for future colliders New directorate will oversee the Large Hadron Collider's high-energy run and prepare for a major upgrade to the collider Read article: Fabiola Gianotti takes charge at CERN as lab weighs up designs for future colliders
Policy and funding News International Year of Light draws to a close Successful year marked by thousands of events held in more than 100 countries worldwide Read article: International Year of Light draws to a close
Culture, history and society News Quest to understand ‘nothing’ wins Physics World’s 2015 Book of the Year Amanda Gefter's Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn takes top honour Read article: Quest to understand ‘nothing’ wins Physics World’s 2015 Book of the Year