Read article: Quantum-safe cryptography: why we need it now
Quantum-safe cryptography: why we need it now
This podcast features an expert on post-quantum cryptography
Business and innovation
Read article: Quantum-safe cryptography: why we need it now
Read article: So you think hard disks are boring? It’s time to get real
So you think hard disks are boring? It’s time to get real
James McKenzie gains a fascinating insight into the world of magnetics
Read article: Metasurfaces simplify optical sensing systems
Metasurfaces simplify optical sensing systems
This podcast features the CEO of a company that makes metalenses
Read article: Hackathon offers glimpse of quantum potential
Hackathon offers glimpse of quantum potential
Ten teams created quantum solutions to real-world problems in just two days
Read article: Why was so much spent on quantum computers before they even existed?
Why was so much spent on quantum computers before they even existed?
Robert P Crease finds out why companies, firms and governments invested in quantum computers before the technology existed
Read article: Award-winning company uses quantum sensors to develop a lightweight, wearable brain scanner
Award-winning company uses quantum sensors to develop a lightweight, wearable brain scanner
Our podcast guests are from Cerca Magnetics and Quantum Exponential
Education and outreach
Read article: Ukrainian scientists attempt to move forward following the ravages of war
Ukrainian scientists attempt to move forward following the ravages of war
Scientists in Ukraine are still in survival mode following Russia’s invasion of the country, but they are finding ways to continue their science
Read article: Peer review makes the grade
Peer review makes the grade
With this year's Peer Review Week kicking off on 23 September, journal editors from The Electrochemical Society share their perspectives on this essential part of the scientific process
Read article: Campus community mourns nanoscientist fatally shot at the University of North Carolina
Campus community mourns nanoscientist fatally shot at the University of North Carolina
Zijie Yan was an “outstanding professor, researcher and mentor” colleague says
Read article: Mathematics makes sense of the modern world
Mathematics makes sense of the modern world
This podcast features the mathematical biologist and author Kit Yates
Read article: Take an armchair tour of the universe with this sightseer’s guide
Take an armchair tour of the universe with this sightseer’s guide
Philip Plait is a top-notch tour guide for an imaginary interstellar journey filled with laughs and jaw-dropping sights, writes Clár-Bríd Tohill
Read article: Our colourful world: an illustrated journey through the rainbow
Our colourful world: an illustrated journey through the rainbow
Michael Banks and his son Henry review Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Sheila Kanani, illustrated by Liz Kay
Policy and funding
Read article: Ask me anything: Cathy Foley – ‘I have lots of balls in the air on multiple projects’
Ask me anything: Cathy Foley – ‘I have lots of balls in the air on multiple projects’
Catherine Foley is a solid-state physicist who is currently the chief scientist of Australia
Read article: Delight as UK strikes deal to join the EU’s flagship Horizon Europe funding programme
Delight as UK strikes deal to join the EU’s flagship Horizon Europe funding programme
The UK will also join the EU’s Copernicus Earth-observation programme but not its Euratom fusion initiative
Read article: Quantum science and technology thrives when industry and governments join forces
Quantum science and technology thrives when industry and governments join forces
This podcast features Celia Merzbacher of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium
Read article: UK scientists dismayed over lack of progress on Horizon Europe membership
UK scientists dismayed over lack of progress on Horizon Europe membership
A reported draft deal between the UK and the EU failed to materialize this week
Read article: Survey finds a third of Chinese scientists in the US feel unwelcome in the country
Survey finds a third of Chinese scientists in the US feel unwelcome in the country
The so-called China Initiative has led to many Chinese scientists to consider leaving the US
Read article: US releases its first strategic framework for space diplomacy
US releases its first strategic framework for space diplomacy
The 37-page document from the US Department of State calls for the creation of a “rules-based international order” for outer space
Projects and facilities
Read article: China mulls plan to build a $640m Super Tau-Charm Factory
China mulls plan to build a $640m Super Tau-Charm Factory
Facility would test the Standard Model of particle physics and put the country at the forefront of precision studies
Read article: India gives green light to gravitational-wave observatory
India gives green light to gravitational-wave observatory
When built by 2030, LIGO-India will allow gravitational-wave sources to be better pinpointed and monitored
Read article: Physicists want to build a next-generation atom interferometer at CERN
Physicists want to build a next-generation atom interferometer at CERN
The experiment could be used to study gravitational waves as well as search for ultra-light dark-matter particles
Read article: Astronomers braced for a revolution in fast radio burst localizations
Astronomers braced for a revolution in fast radio burst localizations
Upgrades to several radio telescopes around the world are set to transform the detection of fast radio bursts
Read article: How the European Spallation Source will put Europe at the forefront of neutron science
How the European Spallation Source will put Europe at the forefront of neutron science
Helmut Schober on building one of the world’s most powerful neutron facilities
Read article: If science is to thrive, we must understand its human foundations
If science is to thrive, we must understand its human foundations
Robert P Crease explains why science can only thrive if we understand what makes humans tick
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