Read article: Space for all: here are some of the huge commercial opportunities away from Earth
With launch costs plummeting fast, James McKenzie examines the huge commercial potential of the space sector
Read article: Research fellowships target clean-energy innovation
Toyota has joined forces with The Electrochemical Society to support young scientists and engineers
Read article: Building bridges between big science and industry
Delegates at a recent Big Science Summit in Malmö, Sweden, discussed how best to boost the economic impact of Europe’s research facilities
Read article: Towards quantum 2.0 technology: where the best opportunities for business lie
James McKenzie is excited about the prospects of firms developing technology based on seemingly esoteric fundamental quantum phenomena
Read article: Innovation, investment and collaboration in the quantum sector
Oxford Quantum Circuits chief executive llana Wisby on UK investments and innovation in quantum technology, and the impact it could have
Read article: Securing the key to our quantum future
KETS Quantum Security chief executive Chris Erven on integrating quantum-based systems into existing communications data and infrastructures
Read article: Physics teachers inspire the next generation of scientists
Two early-career teachers explain how helping school students to understand the beauty and complexity of physics offers a stimulating, fun and rewarding career option
Read article: Burning back burnout
PhD student Garrett Williams describes how mentorship, outreach and introspection have helped him survive as a Black physicist
Read article: CityU physics: undergraduate students prioritize connection and collaboration
City University of Hong Kong’s undergraduate physics programme wants to attract ambitious international students as they take their next step towards a scientific career in resea...
Read article: Where did all the calculus go?
Niki Bell argues that mathematics A-level could be reformed so that it does more to support physics students
Read article: Summer internships: Claire Houghton – ‘I got to see real scientific experiments, where no-one knows exactly what’s going to happen’
Laura Hiscott speaks to Claire Houghton, an early-career physicist who did summer internships at Kurt J Lesker and Adaptix
Read article: Summer internships: Marion Cromb – ‘I learnt good coding practice, and the code was actually sold to customers at the end’
Laura Hiscott speaks to Marion Cromb, a physics PhD student who did an internship every summer of their undergraduate degree
Read article: Achieving success in research collaborations, celebrating the UN International Year of Glass
This podcast looks at glass in physics and how to create a research dream team
Read article: Scientific fields that are awarded prizes see subsequent research boon, finds study
Productivity of scientists working in a field that has recently won an award increases rapidly over the following decade
Read article: UK government sets out plan to ‘unleash’ nation’s space sector
National Space Strategy aims to support space industry and build collaborations with other countries
Read article: New non-COVID research projects plunge by a third since the start of the pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic beginning to show long-lasting impact on scientific research, says US study
Read article: Nobel laureates call for ‘urgent’ action on the climate ahead of the G7 summit
A group of 126 Nobel laureates has released a statement claiming that time is running out to prevent irreversible changes to the climate
Read article: Protect the scientists of tomorrow from the impact of the pandemic
Karel Green says that funders must support all PhD students due to the devastating impact on research caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Read article: Going global: the world the Web has wrought
Michael Riordan reveals how physicists and programmers played important roles in shaping the current wave of globalization
Read article: Major US and European labs join forces to tackle climate change
Top research centres announce they will co-ordinate climate-related research as well as share ways to reduce their carbon footprint
Read article: New dawn for South African radio astronomy as major telescope nears completion
Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array will observe large-scale structures during the early universe
Read article: Construction go-ahead for €2bn Square Kilometre Array
Huge radio telescope will be complete by 2030 featuring hundreds of radio dishes and thousands of radio antennas in southern Africa and Australia
Read article: First results from UK tokamak offers a STEP towards commercial fusion
Findings from the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak experiment indicate a ten-fold reduction in exhaust heat load
Read article: Ethical hacking group worms its way into Fermilab
The Sakura Samurai team discovered configuration data for the lab’s NoVa experiment and more than 4500 “tickets” for tracking internal projects
