New research centre will study connection between radiation and immunotherapies
Penn researchers receive a $12 million grant to establish a new centre to investigate next-generation cancer treatments
Penn researchers receive a $12 million grant to establish a new centre to investigate next-generation cancer treatments
Science agencies warn that the use of the 24 GHz band would interfere with the detection of water vapour in the atmosphere
Gell-Mann played a pivotal role in organizing the huge number of particles that were being discovered in the 1960s
Research suggests that academics can cut flying without fear that it will affect their scientific output
The kilogram and three other base units of the International System of Units are set to be defined in terms of physical constants
Strategy to replace the Large Hadron Collider should be in place by 2020
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Drug-loaded soft microparticles from tumour cells can kill their own
Bringing radiology artificial intelligence technology to routine clinical practice will require four research priorities
Bonded Rydberg atoms studied using optical microscope
A particle telescope designed to analyse charged particles in space could also be used to measure dose delivered during radiation therapy
Yet Pacific Northwest’s dense soil carbon stores are vulnerable to climate change
“Acoustophoretic” images could replace holograms
Joe McEntee reports on a Europe-wide effort to develop and commercialize better methods of detecting a deadly and increasingly common disease
Research labs can be some of the worst environmental offenders in terms of the waste they create and the energy they use. Ben Skuse details efforts to make science greener
Joe McEntee looks at the hurdles that need to be cleared before "bionanosensors" can detect harmful micro-organisms faster, quicker and more cheaply than ever before
Marric Stephens explains how an update to a mission to monitor fresh water is also helping with plans for a space-based gravitational-wave detector
Lincoln Carr explains how he's helping science students embrace the ambiguity of the humanities to become better researchers
Jon Cartwright describes how a new spectroscopy tool, developed at the UK's National Physical Laboratory, could cut costs for big pharmaceutical firms in developing new drug...
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Rising evaporation rates and changes in precipitation patterns could be driving huge fluctuations in the lakes
Radioactivity, isotopes and nuclear fission were all discovered thanks to uranium, making it the top element, argues Matin Durrani
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Silicon is synonymous with the computing and communications boom that has transformed our daily lives, says Susan Curtis
Margaret Harris observes that lithium not only offers a playground for atomic physicists, but also provides a route to greener energy and a life-changing treatment for peop...
Physics World's Matin Durrani says physicists are lagging behind life scientists when it comes to boosting energy efficiency in the lab
A debate at the recent ESTRO meeting examined the skills that medical physicists specializing in radiation oncology will require in 10 years' time
Automation, robustness and speed are the key themes for the latest version of RaySearch Laboratories' treatment planning software