Read article: UK firm Universal Quantum wins major quantum-computing contract
Universal Quantum awarded one of the largest government quantum-computing contracts ever given to a single company
Read article: Want to slash your energy bill? Try these record-breaking solar cells
James McKenzie examines the potential of new “tandem” solar cells
Read article: Finding commercial success in the burgeoning quantum-technology sector
This podcast features three executives from quantum-computing companies
Read article: Ask me anything: Janina Moereke – ‘I wish I’d known how beneficial a healthy amount of self-doubt is’
Janina Moereke is a development engineer who uses optical and electrical techniques to characterize and develop thin-film solar cells
Read article: Heavens above: why I’m in love with Apple’s iPhone 14
James McKenzie is wowed by the communications potential of Apple’s newest iPhone
Read article: What do the Sagrada Familia and big science have in common?
James Dacey on the launch of a big-science school and other takeaways from the Big Science Business Forum in Granada
Read article: How to create a conference environment that welcomes everyone
Caroline Müllenbroich and Sarah Croke describe how they supported under-represented groups at the Conference for Undergraduate Women and Non-bina...
Read article: Artificial intelligence boosts multimessenger astronomy, ‘Quantum on the Clock’ winners
In this podcast we look to the future of gravitational-wave astronomy and meet the winners of a video competition
Read article: How to explain quantum technology in just three minutes
“Quantum on the Clock” video competition brings out students’ creative side
Read article: Pursuing joy in an alien world
As the first in her family to attend university, astrophysics PhD student Larissa Palethorpe explains why multiple sources of support are necessary
Read article: Finding joy in academia: a delicate balancing act
Astronomer John Johnson describes the challenges he has faced in pursuing his passion for teaching, which is often devalued by academic institutions
Read article: Universities must reform how they evaluate students so that assessment is integral to learning
Nicolas Labrosse says we must change the way universities evaluate physics students
Read article: Institute of Physics calls on UK government to develop ‘clear vision’ for research funding
New IOP report warns UK could be left behind if R&D funding target of 2.4% of GDP is not met
Read article: Trouble on the Horizon for UK-based researchers
Political wrangling over the UK’s status in the Horizon Europe research programme leaves scientists in limbo
Read article: The UK must stay in the EU’s Horizon research programme
Matin Durrani says it's vital that the UK remains part of the EU’s huge Horizon research programme
Read article: US seeks to recharge semiconductor industry through $280bn CHIPS act
Act seen as a response to China’s growing domination of semiconductor manufacturing
Read article: Delay joining the €95bn Horizon Europe programme puts UK science in limbo
With the UK still wrangling over joining the €95bn Horizon Europe programme, researchers warn that the impasse is accelerating brain drain, as Michael Allen finds out
Read article: High-energy physics: are the days of international collaboration coming to an end?
Michael Riordan worries that the glory days of international co-operation in particle physics could be endangered following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Read article: Synchrotrons and space telescopes: looking to the future of big science
In this podcast we talk about light-source facilities and NASA’s plans for the future
Read article: US Advanced Light Source set for $590m upgrade
The refurbishment will involve boosting the "brightness" of the facility by a factor of a 100
Read article: ‘Great observatories’ – the next generation of NASA’s space telescopes, and their impact on the next century of observational astronomy
Astronomers look into the future of astronomy and astrophysics, as proposals are made to pick, plan and build a new fleet of space telescopes
Read article: Decommissioned Namibian telescope to be brought back to life
Telescope will be refurbished for use to discover and monitor variable and transient sources in the sky
Read article: New Oak Ridge centre to boost US isotope production
New facility will produce a wide range of isotopes including those that can be used to make radioisotopes for medical applications
Read article: Work begins on ground station in South Africa to support NASA’s lunar programme
The new facility in the central Karoo region of the Western Cape will support human spaceflight missions to the Moon and possibly Mars
