Read article: Almost 70% of US students with an interest in physics leave the subject, finds survey Education and outreach News Almost 70% of US students with an interest in physics leave the subject, finds survey The survey followed almost 4000 first-year students taking introductory physics courses at four US universities
Read article: Researchers with a large network of unique collaborators have longer careers, finds study Diversity and inclusion News Researchers with a large network of unique collaborators have longer careers, finds study Female scientists tend to work in more tightly connected groups than men, which can negatively impact their careers
Read article: Estonia becomes first Baltic state to join CERN Particle and nuclear News Estonia becomes first Baltic state to join CERN The Baltic nation is now the 24th member state of the Geneva-based particle-physics lab
Read article: Fermilab is ‘doomed’ without management overhaul claims whistleblower report Policy and funding News Fermilab is ‘doomed’ without management overhaul claims whistleblower report A group of anonymous whistleblowers say that Fermilab is in 'crisis' and needs a management shake-up
Read article: NIST publishes first set of ‘finalized’ post-quantum encryption standards Quantum News NIST publishes first set of ‘finalized’ post-quantum encryption standards The algorithms are designed to withstand the attack of a quantum computer
Read article: DUNE prototype detector records its first accelerator-produced neutrinos Projects and facilities News DUNE prototype detector records its first accelerator-produced neutrinos Scientists will use the detector to study the interactions between antineutrinos and argon
Read article: Tsung-Dao Lee: Nobel laureate famed for work on parity violation dies aged 97 Particle and nuclear News Tsung-Dao Lee: Nobel laureate famed for work on parity violation dies aged 97 In the 1950s Lee proposed that "parity" is violated by the weak force
Read article: US plasma physicists propose construction of a ‘flexible’ stellarator facility Nuclear fusion News US plasma physicists propose construction of a ‘flexible’ stellarator facility The Flexible Stellarator Physics Facility would test different approaches to stellarator magnetic confinement
Read article: NASA cancels delay-hit $450m VIPER lunar prospector Astronomy and space News NASA cancels delay-hit $450m VIPER lunar prospector The mission will now be disassembled with components used for future Moon missions
Read article: A quarter of UK students say school physics teaching is poor Education and outreach News A quarter of UK students say school physics teaching is poor A survey by the Ogden Trust finds that half of those that didn’t take physics post-16 say they did not enjoy the subject