Read article: Hacking a path to innovation
Hacking a path to innovation
Bonnie Tsim says “hackathons” are a great way for scientists to apply their skills to the commercial world
Business and innovation
Read article: Hacking a path to innovation
Read article: Autonomous cars: potential lifesavers but with new risks
Autonomous cars: potential lifesavers but with new risks
Exploring the consequences of removing humans from the driving seat
Read article: The future of flying antennas
The future of flying antennas
Designing equipment that meets stringent size and mass restrictions for use on aircraft brings extra challenges for instrument developers, as Tamara Clelford explains
Read article: Survival of the fittest: why businesses must innovate during COVID-19
Survival of the fittest: why businesses must innovate during COVID-19
COVID-19 has clobbered the global economy, which is why – argues James McKenzie – innovation is so vital for business success
Read article: Charging ahead
Charging ahead
With electric cars set to enter the mainstream, Susan Curtis investigates the new charging solutions that will be needed
Read article: Physics and cars: an evolving journey
Physics and cars: an evolving journey
Physics-based technologies play an increasingly diverse role in car design
Education and outreach
Read article: CityU physics: where regional connections underpin global research ambitions
CityU physics: where regional connections underpin global research ambitions
City University of Hong Kong wants to scale and diversify its PhD physics programme by recruiting a new generation of rising stars from all over the world
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘I took it upon myself to keep my classes alive, even if lessons had to be conducted via Zoom’
Physics in the pandemic: ‘I took it upon myself to keep my classes alive, even if lessons had to be conducted via Zoom’
Physics teacher Resty C Collado finds ways to keep students from turning into mindless "Zoombies" during online-only classes
Read article: The power of authority: why we need to rely on experts
The power of authority: why we need to rely on experts
The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined why the authority of science is so important – and how it’s so easy to lose. Robert P Crease explains
Read article: A matter of trust
A matter of trust
Philip Ball reviews Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes
Read article: Putting new physics on the syllabus
Putting new physics on the syllabus
Niki Bell calls on physicists to insist that exam boards integrate modern discoveries into the education system
Read article: The danger of scientific meetings going online only
The danger of scientific meetings going online only
Harry Collins, Bill Barnes and Riccardo Sapienza warn against a wholesale shift to virtual workshops and conferences after COVID-19
Policy and funding
Read article: Nobel laureates endorse Joe Biden for US president
Nobel laureates endorse Joe Biden for US president
Open letter from US laureates says that Biden has “consistently demonstrated his willingness to listen to experts”
Read article: Calls for UK and EU to compromise over Horizon Europe
Calls for UK and EU to compromise over Horizon Europe
Over 100 organizations and individuals say that “rapid progress” is needed in negotiations regarding the scientific framework programme
Read article: Bipartisan bill aims to revamp National Science Foundation
Bipartisan bill aims to revamp National Science Foundation
Lawmakers are seeking to change the remit of the National Science Foundation so that it focuses more on the commercialization of research
Read article: Ministry of Recovery and Discovery
Ministry of Recovery and Discovery
Peter Wright on technologies that have created more problems than solutions
Read article: Learning from Black Swan events
Learning from Black Swan events
Christopher Lavers says that when it comes to dealing with COVID-19, lessons should have been learned from previous crises
Read article: A call for unity within particle physics
A call for unity within particle physics
Regardless of which high-energy collider design gets the CERN council's approval, Tessa Charles argues that proponents of competing proposals need to work well together
Projects and facilities
Read article: European synchrotron reopens following €150m upgrade
European synchrotron reopens following €150m upgrade
The Extremely Brilliant Source boosts the brilliance and coherence of the X-ray beams by around a factor of 100 over its predecessor
Read article: Physics in China attempts to rise from the pandemic
Physics in China attempts to rise from the pandemic
Physicists in China are beginning to return to the lab following the COVID-19 pandemic, but many of their projects face delays, as Ling Xin reports
Read article: Growing the gravitational-wave network
Growing the gravitational-wave network
David Reitze discusses how gravitational-wave observations are set for a multi-detector boost
Read article: CERN approves further work on Future Circular Collider – but delays final decision
CERN approves further work on Future Circular Collider – but delays final decision
European strategy update proposes further work on a huge 100 km circular collider at CERN, but a final decision to build it will not be made until 2026
Read article: Critical research hit as COVID-19 forces physics labs to close
Critical research hit as COVID-19 forces physics labs to close
Major labs have shut their doors in response to the worldwide lockdown, but a few remain open and in some cases are carrying out critical work related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Read article: The 10 most important future big-science facilities in physics
The 10 most important future big-science facilities in physics
A meeting in Oxford discussed the past, present and future of large-scale facilities in physics
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