Neutrino experiments in Japan

Neutrino experiments in Japan: tradition at the frontier of physics

Professor Federico Sanchez from the University of Geneva looks at the history of neutrino experiments in Japan.
lunar surface conditions

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $93.3m to investigate lunar surface conditions

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace $93.3m to facilitate ten investigations to help scientists understand lunar surface conditions.
search for axions

CERN researchers develop way to search for axions

Researchers have discovered a new avenue to search for axions, a hypothetical particle that is one of the candidates of dark matter particles.
seagrass beds

Plastic use in Spain’s greenhouse industry has polluted local seagrass beds

Plastic production in Spain has led to microplastics leaking into the surrounding environment, polluting the Mediterranean seagrass beds.
lithium hydroxide

Building batteries: Why lithium and why lithium hydroxide?

Discover how lithium hydroxide is still the biggest building block for modern battery technology and its advantages on alternative materials.
insecticides on wild bees

Flower diversity may mitigate the impact of insecticides on wild bees

Researchers from the University of Göttingen, Germany, suggest that flower diversity may reduce the impact of insecticides on wild bees.
alternative to silicon

Rust as an alternative to silicon in computer technology

Scientists have developed a method of using iron oxide as an alternative to silicon in computer technology.
milli-robots

New solar-powered milli-robots can gather data on crop performance and pesticide use

The SOMIRO project has developed swimming, solar-powered milli-robots to gather data on crop performance and pesticide use.
Using total absorption gamma-ray spectroscopy to study nuclear beta decay

Using total absorption gamma-ray spectroscopy to study nuclear beta decay

Dr Muriel Fallot, Assistant Professor at the University of Nantes (SUBATECH Laboratory) performs her work using the Total Absorption Gamma-ray Spectroscopy technique to study...
laser signal

Physicists make most stable transmission of a laser signal through atmosphere

Scientists have set a world record for the most stable transmission of a laser signal through the atmosphere.