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Stanford Medicine unveils world’s first ultracompact proton therapy facility
Combining the industry’s most compact cyclotron with an upright positioning system creates a proton therapy system small enough to fit into a linac vault
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Stoichiometric iron telluride is a superconductor: magnetic mystery is solved
Antiferromagnetism is caused by excess iron
Gravitational effects could shed more light on the Hubble tension
Two new ways to measure the Hubble constant
Trapped ion quantum technology gets smaller
Portable device could find applications in quantum computing and optical clocks
Perseverance finds evidence for an ancient river delta on Mars
New analyses of the Jezero impact crater reveal signs of flowing water
Miniature magnets break field strength record
New coiled device could rival expensive magnet facilities, say scientists
Magnetic microrobot swarm moves objects with water
Microrobots harness fluidic torque to move millimetre-sized objects without physical contact
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Why mentorship is vital for the future of physics
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Academic collaboration with industry is no longer optional – it is now essential
Mark Procter outlines his advice for academics working with scientists in industry
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Advent Research Materials wordsearch
Try to find all the materials in this fiendish word search
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Quiz of the week: how long will NASA’s Artemis II mission to the Moon last?
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Word flower puzzle no. 2
How many words can you find in this puzzle?
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Counting photons could redefine the future of CT imaging
Advanced photon-counting detectors could transform clinical imaging
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From the blackboard to the backbenches: how physics teacher Dave Robertson became an MP
Matin Durrani talks to Dave Robertson, a politician who used to be a physics teacher
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Where do thunderstorms form?
Soil moisture and wind patterns are important, reveals new study
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Researchers from China dominate IOPP outstanding reviewer awards
Some 1621 individuals from 74 countries have been honoured
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Quiz of the week: how many antiprotons did CERN transport by truck?
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Magnetic friction defies centuries-old law
Sensing and programmable metamaterials could benefit from discovery
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How IOP Publishing cut its carbon footprint by 36% since 2020
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Many-body effects at the world’s largest physics conference
A personal reflection on the Global Physics Summit – from artificial intelligence to ultracold atoms
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