A circular electron-positron Higgs factory for the world

Professor Xinchou Lou, outlines the need for a new high energy electron-position collider and what the Circular Electron-Positron Collider (CEPC) could achieve.

UK to play key role in creation of world’s most powerful neutrino beams

The UK is to help build one of the most powerful linear accelerators, which will facilitate the world’s most powerful high-energy neutrino beams.

Developing smart foam to make robots more intelligent

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an artificial smart foam – ‘AiFoam’ – for robots to interact more intelligently with their surroundings.

Nanomesh: nanoengineering 2D materials into complex 3D shapes

Researchers from the University of Bath have nanoengineered a network of 2D materials to create nanomesh and are observing the energy landscapes at the intersection of the materials.

National Science Foundation: promoting the progress of science

The National Science Foundation (NSF) works to push the boundaries of knowledge, explains Physics Division Director, Dr Denise Caldwell.

Designing 3D printed artificial muscles from motor proteins

Scientists at JAIST have used motor proteins to create microrobots with artificial muscles that could be produced using 3D printing.

Intra-cellular bacteria open new avenues of study in plant health

Understanding the intra-cellular bacteria of healthy plants is opening new fields of research to improve future plant health and propagation efforts.

CERN approves a new neutrino detector experiment at the LHC

CERN’s newly approved project, Scattering and Neutrino Detector at the Large Hadron Collider, will be the facility’s ninth experiment.

HV-CMOS sensors – the future of fundamental physics experiments

Dr Eva Vilella-Figueras discusses the revolutionary HV-CMOS silicon sensors her team are developing for fundamental physics experiments.

Paving the way for self-driving vehicles on UK roads

Automated Lane Keeping System technology outcome means the UK could see self-driving vehicles on the roads by the end of the year.

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