Read article: Collaboration provides catalyst for quantum acceleration
Scientists and engineers with different skills, knowledge and experience are pooling their resources to tackle the challenge of scaling up quantum computers to deliver a computatio...
Read article: Challenging questions, practical benefits and financial rewards: why medical physics has it all
James McKenzie casts his eye over up-and-coming UK firms working in the medical-physics sector
Read article: Ask me anything: Ashok Chauhan – ‘There are great opportunities to build a research-focused physics career in industry’
Ashok Chauhan is a senior scientist at Ceryx Medical, a research-led biomedical device company
Read article: Ground-based alternative to GPS achieves 10 cm accuracy
Light and microwaves used to distribute atomic-clock signals
Read article: Quantum physics is weird, but here’s how it’s making us money
James McKenzie reports back from the UK’s National Quantum Technology Showcase in central London
Read article: Crash, bang: the rollercoaster physics of ultra-long financial bonds
Hold tight as Jon Cartwright takes you on a rollercoaster ride of ultra-long financial bonds
Read article: Building a physics degree for the future: five key questions we need to answer
Veronica Benson, Andrew Mizumori Hirst and William Wakeham explain why physics degrees need to be revamped to better prepare grad...
Read article: Teacher training scholarships support scientists and engineers to inspire the next generation
Whether you’re a recent graduate or a mid-career professional, the IOP’s Teacher Training Scholarships have everything you need to bring your knowledge to the classroom and educate the physicists of the future.
Read article: The space industry’s image problem (and what to do about it)
A “skills session” at the annual Appleton Space Conference proves unexpectedly thought-provoking
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-binary Physicists
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: Nobel laureates warn Ukraine crisis is bringing Europe closer to nuclear war
A petition renouncing the war in Ukraine has so far been signed by over 800 people including 14 Nobel-prize winners
Read article: Participants of China’s Young Thousand Talents programme see productivity boost
Returning scientists to China tend to receive greater funding and have larger research teams than their overseas peers
Read article: UK must embrace overseas talent to become a ‘science superpower’, says report
House of Lords inquiry finds that the UK government is not doing enough to solve the science skills shortage
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: Search for gravitational waves set to resume following COVID-19 setbacks
The forthcoming observational run will be the longest to date, operating for 18 months
Read article: Brightness boost for Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator upgrade
Interaction Point 2 will be able to produce a laser beam about a thousand times brighter than is currently possible at the lab
Read article: Construction begins on the €1.3bn Square Kilometre Array
SKA will be the world’s largest radio astronomy infrastructure when complete in 2028
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
