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Hydrogen is considered a clean fuel because it produces water rather than carbon dioxide when burned, and it is seen as a promising route toward lower emissions. It is especially valuable for replacing fossil fuels in industrial processes that require extremely high temperatures and are difficult to electrify. Although hydrogen [...]

Machine-learning could help us use cosmic muons to peer inside large objects such as nuclear reactors. Developed by researchers in China, the technique is capable of identifying target materials such as uranium even if they are coated with other materials. The muon is a subatomic particle that is essentially a heavier [...]

Katie Perry studied physics at the University of Surrey in the UK, staying on there to do a PhD. While at Surrey, she worked with the nuclear physicist Daphne Jackson, who was the first female physics professor in the UK. Perry later worked in science communication – both as a science writer [...]

More than 250 quantum scientists have signed a “manifesto” opposing the use of quantum research for military purposes. The statement – quantum scientists for disarmament –  expresses a “deep concern” about the current geopolitical situation and “categorically rejects” the militarization of quantum research or its use in population control and [...]

India has unveiled plans to build two new optical-infrared telescopes and a dedicated solar telescope in the Himalayan desert region of Ladakh. The three new facilities, expected to cost INR 35bn (about £284m), were announced by the Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February. First up is a 3.7 m [...]

A faint flash of infrared light in the Andromeda galaxy was emitted at the birth of a stellar-mass black hole – according to a team of astronomers in the US. Kishalay De at Columbia University and the Flatiron Institute, and colleagues, noticed that the flash was followed by the rapid [...]

Author(s): David EhrensteinA chemical reaction involving a flowing fluid leads to a striking visual pattern—a result that could benefit research on other propagating fronts, such as flames.[Physics 19, 21] Published Fri Feb 13, 2026 [...]

Researchers from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have conducted a new study on the temporal evolution of the afterglow from gamma-ray burst GRB 240825A. The study offers new evidence to better understand the physical environment surrounding gamma-ray bursts and provides insights into the mechanisms that govern [...]

The International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) has officially closed following a two-day event in Accra, Ghana. The year has seen hundreds of events worldwide celebrating the science and applications of quantum physics. Officially launched in February at the headquarters of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) [...]

Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonSmall rotations of a graphene layer relative to its neighboring layer expose previously unseen topological phases.[Physics 19, s19] Published Thu Feb 12, 2026 [...]

Author(s): Chuankun Zhang and Tian OoiResearchers have designed and demonstrated an ultraviolet laser that removes a major bottleneck in the development of a nuclear clock.[Physics 19, 19] Published Wed Feb 11, 2026 [...]

Author(s): Charles DayA statistical approach yields a fast, flexible model for how particles in a powder acquire electric charge from each other and their surroundings.[Physics 19, s15] Published Wed Feb 11, 2026 [...]