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Jim Al-Khalili to explore mysteries of time in 2026 Christmas Lectures

September 27, 2026
Theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili will explore the science of time in this year's Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution. Marking 90 years since the Lectures became...

UK built detector components arrive in US for flagship neutrino experiment

March 4, 2026
Four ‘building-sized’ components which will play an essential role in the UK contribution to an ambitious international physics project have been shipped to the United States from the Daresbury Laboratory.

Edward Witten wins 2023 Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics

November 12, 2023
American physicist, professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Edward Witten has been awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics.

Quantum go-‘slow’ allows first view of chemical process

August 28, 2023
Sydney university researchers have scored a scientific first by employing a quantum computer to observe a process critical in chemical reactions.

Secret of antimatter creation in cosmic collisions revealed

April 14, 2022
At the Quark Matter conference and Rencontres de Moriond conferences, the LHCb collaboration presented an analysis of particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that may help determine whether...

So… What is the point of physics? IOP is offering £1000 for the best answer!

April 7, 2022
IoP launches a new challenge to get young people to see physics differently. With only one in ten parents believing physics to be a worthwhile topic, and nearly half of...

Scientists design remote monitoring system for inaccessible quantum devices

April 1, 2022
Researchers have developed an innovative remote monitoring system for ultra-sensitive quantum devices reliant on stable conditions. The new system provides a blueprint for operating quantum technology in inaccessible environments, such...

It’s cool here in the future!

March 29, 2022
Finding an excuse to watch Star Trek and call it research, Russ Swan compares science fiction with real world technological advances and realises some of the most significant gaps lie...

Hybrid atom response at CERN may lead to new forms of antimatter

March 25, 2022
A hybrid matter­­–antimatter helium atom containing an antiproton, the proton’s antimatter equivalent in place of an electron, has an unexpected response to laser light when immersed in superfluid helium, reports...

CERN environmental report sets out concrete actions to reduce its environmental footprint

November 25, 2021
CERN released its second public Environment Report covering the years 2019-2020 when the accelerator complex was in its second long shutdown. To ensure transparency and to demonstrate its leadership in...

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