Physicist nominated as US defence secretary
Barack Obama has chosen Ashton Carter for key defence role
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Japan launches second asteroid mission
Hayabusa 2 to bring back samples from carbon-rich body
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UK unveils £120m quantum-technology hubs
Birmingham, Glasgow, Oxford and York universities chosen to co-ordinate new initiative to exploit quantum research
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Review breathes life into Yucca Mountain nuclear-waste site
Election fall-out and NRC resignation could also tip the balance towards Nevada facility
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LED firm rejects Nobel laureate’s olive branch
Shuji Nakamura tried to rebuild ties with Nichia
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L’Aquila verdict quashed
Six scientists have manslaughter charges successfully overturned
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Fabiola Gianotti will take over as CERN boss
Particle physicist to become Geneva lab's first female director-general
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UAE fires up space agency with Mars mission
Country plans to send spacecraft to "red planet" by 2021
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Critics attack new 10-year US fusion plan
Report "lacks vision" and fails to address real problems, say researchers
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Retrial granted for jailed Iranian physicist
Supreme Court overturns initial verdict for Omid Kokabee
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