Avoid large groups to be a disruptive scientist
Study find that as teams grow from one to 50 members there is a significant drop in how “disruptive” the work it produces is
Study find that as teams grow from one to 50 members there is a significant drop in how “disruptive” the work it produces is
Subcommittee of the House of Lords says that replacing lost European funding from the Horizon 2020 programme represents a “formidable” challenge
Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls on America to develop a national strategy in materials science
Confusion as many top performing Centres for Doctoral Training are discontinued without explanation
National Science Foundation says it is working on ways to keep research facilities open if another shutdown hits on 15 February
Eminent scientists and industry consortia unite to express “deep concern” at apparent deprioritization of photonics in the European Commission’s research and innovation progr...
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Chemoinformatics provides scientists with details about structure-activity relationships useful in catalysis
A cost-effective fixed-beam radiotherapy system aims to improve global access to radiation therapy
Metallic carbon nanotubes speed-up electron traffic
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Integrating a regular diode with electronic devices could one day lead to efficient on-chip cooling
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Robert P Crease traces the history of the periodic table, 150 years after Dmitri Mendeleev drew the first version
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Most physicists don't start their PhDs by watching YouTube videos. But that's what Samuel Poincloux did to begin investigating the physics of knitted fabrics
Thin 2D semiconductors could lead to a new generation of flexible, wearable electronic devices – ideal for military and outdoor applications, as Nicola Townsend and Idd...
Everyone loves a great firework display, especially when it's New Year's Eve. Pierre Thebault explains the physics of fireworks and describes how pryrotechnicians are improv...
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Celebrating a Twitter project that links all the elements in the periodic table with anecdotes about their histories, uses and properties, in honour of the International Year of th...
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Four of the six finalists in the Start-Up Challenge at Photonics West are pioneering light-based solutions for improved diagnosis and treatment
A frequency-modulated lidar system can detect the velocity of pedestrians and vehicles as well as their location
A market evaluation by technology strategy company Tematys suggests that the quantum optics industry will be worth €1bn by 2028
Performance and manufacturing improvements will be crucial to drive scalability in Facebook’s growing network of data centres
From the gargantuan Nanotech 2019 exhibition and conferences at Tokyo Big Sight to research labs around Tokyo, we look at the ever-enduring attraction of carbon at the nanoscale
A verdict whether to build the 20 km collider is expected to be made next month
After closing an $8 million investment round this month, Australian start-up Liquid Instruments is making waves – and turning heads – in the precision test and measurement mark...
