The green hydrogen and ammonia project would have increased light pollution at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert
Read article: ‘Relief’ as industrial megaproject in Chile that threatened world’s darkest skies is cancelled
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Upgrade to the UK-led project is unlikely to go ahead if UK funding cuts are not reversed
Read article: CERN upgrade to LHCb experiment threatened by UK funding cuts
Yet the work shows that using AI can lead to a shrinking of research focus
Read article: Using AI boosts scientific productivity and career prospects, finds study
IOP president-elect Paul Howarth will take on Dougherty’s responsibilities with immediate effect
Read article: Michele Dougherty steps aside as president of the Institute of Physics
Data from the mission will help improve the accuracy of weather forecasting
Read article: European Space Agency unveils first images from Earth-observation ‘sounder’ satellite
Proof-of-principle experiment resolved the shock waves produced by the Shenzhou-15 module when it re-entered the atmosphere
Read article: Earthquake-sensing network detects space debris as it falls to Earth
Tailoring radiotherapy dose distributions to PET images of cancer biology could enhance tumour control and improve patient outcomes
Read article: Dual-tracer PET enables biologically individualized radiotherapy
Efficiency and hardness of a computation problem are revealed
Read article: Entanglement reveals the difficulty of computational problems
Unusual isotopic ratio in samples brought back by Chang'e-6 reveals clues about the early history of Earth's satellite
Read article: Samples from the far side of the Moon shed light on lunar asymmetry
Merger of two neutron stars in the aftermath of a supernova may have been observed for the first time, though questions remain
Read article: Unusual astronomical event might be a ‘superkilonova’
Passive system could give quantum sensors a boost
Read article: Pockets and pillars capture ricocheting molecules in vacuum pump
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Scientists are uncovering how climate change influences seismic activity, volcanic hazards and extreme weather, as Michael Allen uncovers
Read article: Earth, air, fire, water: the growing links between climate change and geophysical hazards
Sophia Chen analyses the challenges and opportunities facing today's graduates entering the job market
Read article: Why a physics degree is so valuable in today’s uncertain job market
Mats Larsson and Ramon Wyss reveal why Chien-Shiung Wu never won a Nobel prize
Read article: Twenty-three nominations, yet no Nobel prize: how Chien-Shiung Wu missed out on the top award in physics
Theoretical physicist Rob Farr retraces his career journey in the food industry
Read article: A theoretical physicist’s journey through the food and drink industry
Researchers and policymakers need a fuller view of the environmental and climate cost of war, to rebuild after the dust settles, as Benjamin Skuse finds
Read article: The environmental and climate cost of war
Could the icy moons of our solar system hold life beyond our planet? Keith Cooper looks at how planetary scientists intend to find out
Read article: Exploring the icy moons of the solar system
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Read article: The 10th annual Physics World Careers guide showcases job options for physicists
Pointers on how to boost the impact of your work
Read article: Top-cited authors from India and North America share their tips for early-career researchers
The arXiv paper is "not intended as a recipe for unethical daycare centre"
Read article: The physics of an unethical daycare model that uses illness to maximize profits
Two studies published this week have an unexpected (if tenuous) link to the 20th century’s most famous maritime disaster
Read article: Saving the Titanic: the science of icebergs and unsinkable ships
Kevin McGuigan highlights what a good poster can do for your research
Read article: The power of a poster
The findings could result in flying robots with smaller batteries
Read article: Watching how grasshoppers glide inspires new flying robot design
NPL has joined forces with other leading National Metrology Institutes to shape the international standards effort in quantum technologies
Read article: Joined-up thinking in quantum metrology: why collaboration is the secret of success
Cash comes as Mark Thomson takes the reins at CERN
Read article: CERN accepts $1bn in private cash towards Future Circular Collider
While SMRs could help meet climate targets there are concerns over their commercial viability
Read article: India turns to small modular nuclear reactors to meet climate targets
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