inner structure of protons

J-PARC experiment E45: Studying the inner structure of protons

Professor Philip L Cole, of Lamar University, discusses the approved experiment E45 at J-PARC that will make use of high-intensity pion beams to study...
Climate Change

Observation of the Arctic Sea leads to accurate climate model predictions

A research team from the University of Huddersfield has studied sea ice fragmentation in the Arctic to generate climate model predictions with superior accuracy. Why...
Cosmic flashes

Fast radio bursts detected in a surprising location in space

Astronomers have been surprised by discovering the closest located source of the mysterious cosmic flashes in the sky, known as fast radio bursts. Precision measurements...
nuclear

Bringing new nuclear analytical capabilities to the UK

Professor Malcolm Joyce explains what the newly installed compact AMS equipment at Lancaster University will mean for the UK’s nuclear fission community. The UK’s first...
Europe's graphite supply

Innovation in Europe’s graphite supply for the battery value chain

Dr Corina Hebestreit, Secretary General at the European Carbon and Graphite Association, examines graphite’s role in Europe’s clean energy transition. Energy storage is a key...
JWST

JWST: Reaching unexplored wavelengths with MIRI

George Rieke, Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona and Science Team Lead for the James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared...
lithium Triangle

The potential of South America’s Lithium Triangle

Benjamin Gedan, Deputy Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, explores how the Lithium Triangle Initiative supports...
zinc battery applications

The vast range of zinc battery applications

Dr Josef Daniel-Ivad, Manager of the Zinc Battery Initiative, explores the variety of zinc battery applications. Zinc is a vital material that has a multitude...
Telescope

Ground-based telescope revolutionises how scientists observe exoplanets

A research team from the University of Birmingham has employed a ground-based telescope to observe an exoplanet called ‘Kepler-16b.’ What is Kepler-16b? Kepler-16b is an exoplanet...
wildfires

UN experts warn the number of wildfires has increased by 50%

Governments are called to radically shift their investments to focus on the prevention and vigilance to combat rising numbers of global wildfires. Climate change and...