Physics

• Europe puts brakes on fusion project

  Firing up ITER in 2018 is not feasible, warn council delegates.

  19 November 2009

• South Korean R&D budget to soar

  Materials science and green technology should win large funding increases.

  19 November 2009

• Muon collider gains momentum - Premium content

  Fermilab pins hopes on untested technology in race to stay at the cutting edge of physics.

  18 November 2009

• Japanese science faces deep cuts - Premium content

  The government's election promises vowed more support for science, but so far budgets look set to shrink.

  17 November 2009

• Snapshot: Glider eavesdrops on whales - Premium content

  Probe tunes in to cetacean song.

  11 November 2009

• Dark-matter test faces obstacles - Premium content

  Access to crystals may hamper bid to repeat experiment.

  3 November 2009

• An intergalactic race in space and time - Premium content

  A burst of γ-rays lets scientists test quantum theories of gravity.

  28 October 2009

• US physicists propose astrophysics goals - Premium content

  Dark energy and dark matter prove popular choices for funding.

  27 October 2009

• University tightens oversight of sensitive research - Premium content

  Conviction prompts rethink of data rules.

  26 October 2009

• Bright light hints at a dark centre to the Galaxy - Premium content

  Mysterious matter may be colliding at the Milky Way's core.

  19 October 2009