News & Comment

Exacerbated by the impacts of climate change and the recent energy crisis, concentrated efforts towards more sustainable research have become matters of urgency, in particular for large-scale accelerator complexes and light sources.

The eco-system of companies and start-ups developing quantum technologies is booming, but the disparity between private and public funding may become an issue in the absence of commercial uses.

Despite their differences, the six regional metrology organizations work together to provide and advance the global equivalence of national measurements standards, as Hyun Min Park explains.

As sharing of research data becomes more important, we are facilitating this by integrating the Figshare repository into our submission system.

Single-photon detection is fundamental in many fields, including quantum technologies. Silvia Butera captures the developments of this detector technology.

Abbreviations Prevent Readability and dIminish infLuence (APRIL).

The nautical mile and knot were acknowledged by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. Bart Verberck wonders why this is not the case anymore.

Driven by curiosity and creativity, materials that are diverted from their intended use may lead to surprising insights. We take a moment to celebrate the playful side of physics.

Bibliometric evaluation causes competition and stalls scientific progress. We need to abandon it and encourage collaboration.