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Researchers express ‘grave concern’ over attacks on Iranian institutions and science
Almost 1400 people have signed an open letter calling on the international community to “defend academic life”
Dark energy survey unveils the largest 3D map of the universe
The work involved mapping more than 47 million galaxies and quasars over a five-year period
India’s first fast-breeder nuclear reactor achieves criticality
Milestone marks the start of the second-stage of India’s nuclear programme
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research ‘deeply embedded’ in Russia’s military efforts, states report
JINR maintains links with almost 700 research centres and universities in 60 countries
Stanford Medicine unveils world’s first ultracompact proton therapy facility
Combining the industry’s most compact cyclotron with an upright positioning system creates a proton therapy system small enough to fit into a linac vault
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The tool could be used to spur transformative breakthroughs
NASA launches crewed Artemis II mission to the Moon
Craft will conduct a flyby of the Moon before returning to Earth
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Shock as CERN antiproton lorry vanishes in staff car park
Truck was used last month to transport 92 antiprotons around CERN
Read article: Shock as CERN antiproton lorry vanishes in staff car park
Researchers from China dominate IOPP outstanding reviewer awards
Some 1621 individuals from 74 countries have been honoured
Read article: Researchers from China dominate IOPP outstanding reviewer awards
Researchers at CERN transport antiprotons by truck in world‑first experiment
A cloud of 92 antiprotons have been on a journey around CERN’s campus
Read article: Researchers at CERN transport antiprotons by truck in world‑first experiment
Quantum physicists Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard win $1m Turing Award
Duo bag award often described as the “Nobel Prize in Computing”
Read article: Quantum physicists Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard win $1m Turing Award
Condensed-matter physics pioneer and Nobel laureate Anthony Leggett dies aged 87
Leggett made Nobel-prize-winning contributions to the theory of superfluidity in the 1970s
Read article: Condensed-matter physics pioneer and Nobel laureate Anthony Leggett dies aged 87
Scientists are failing to disclose their use of AI despite journal mandates, finds study
Analysis finds that the use of AI in scientific writing is increasing
Read article: Scientists are failing to disclose their use of AI despite journal mandates, finds study
UK physics leaders express ‘deep concern’ over funding cuts in letter to science minister Patrick Vallance
Heads of almost 60 physics departments sign letter saying UK funding cuts are causing “reputational risk”
Read article: UK physics leaders express ‘deep concern’ over funding cuts in letter to science minister Patrick Vallance
Quantum scientists release ‘manifesto’ opposing the militarization of quantum research
More than 250 quantum scientists have signed the quantum scientists for disarmament manifesto
Read article: Quantum scientists release ‘manifesto’ opposing the militarization of quantum research
India announces three new telescopes in the Himalayan desert
The telescopes in Ladakh would significantly improve global coverage of transient and variable phenomena
Read article: India announces three new telescopes in the Himalayan desert
International Year of Quantum Science and Technology draws to a close
Two-day event in Ghana marked the official end of IYQ
Read article: International Year of Quantum Science and Technology draws to a close
Duke of Edinburgh informed about physics and the green economy at visit to Institute of Physics in London
Prince Edward finds out about the work of physicists supporting the green economy
Read article: Duke of Edinburgh informed about physics and the green economy at visit to Institute of Physics in London
‘Relief’ as industrial megaproject in Chile that threatened world’s darkest skies is cancelled
The green hydrogen and ammonia project would have increased light pollution at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert
Read article: ‘Relief’ as industrial megaproject in Chile that threatened world’s darkest skies is cancelled
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