Read article: Critical research hit as COVID-19 forces physics labs to close Projects and facilities News Critical research hit as COVID-19 forces physics labs to close Major labs have shut their doors in response to the worldwide lockdown, but a few remain open and in some cases are carrying out critical work related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Read article: The 10 most important future big-science facilities in physics Projects and facilities Blog The 10 most important future big-science facilities in physics A meeting in Oxford discussed the past, present and future of large-scale facilities in physics
Read article: Brookhaven chosen to host major US nuclear physics facility Projects and facilities News Brookhaven chosen to host major US nuclear physics facility Due to start by 2030, the Electron-Ion Collider will probe the strong nuclear force and the role of gluons in nucleons and nuclei
Read article: Europe draws up plans for plasma-based particle accelerators Projects and facilities News Europe draws up plans for plasma-based particle accelerators Compact devices would be far cheaper than existing technology
Read article: Square Kilometre Array hit by €250m shortfall Projects and facilities News Square Kilometre Array hit by €250m shortfall Officials planning the giant radio telescope hope to plug the funding gap by attracting new countries to the project
Read article: CERN expected to announce one-year delay to Large Hadron Collider upgrade Projects and facilities News CERN expected to announce one-year delay to Large Hadron Collider upgrade Decision is set to be taken tomorrow on whether to postpone the completion of the high-luminosity upgrade until 2028
Read article: European physicists propose huge underground gravitational-wave laboratory Projects and facilities News European physicists propose huge underground gravitational-wave laboratory ELGAR would consist of two 32 km-long arms to detect gravitational waves via atom interferometry
Read article: US dark-matter detector heads underground Projects and facilities Blog US dark-matter detector heads underground The main component of the LUX-ZEPLIN dark-matter detector has lowered into the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota
Read article: Square Kilometre Array hit with further cost hike and delay Projects and facilities News Square Kilometre Array hit with further cost hike and delay Price of the huge telescope rises by €100m with construction set for 2021
Read article: China’s next big thing: a new fourth-generation synchrotron facility in Beijing Projects and facilities Opinion and reviews China’s next big thing: a new fourth-generation synchrotron facility in Beijing Work has just begun on China’s first fourth-generation synchrotron-radiation source. Robert P Crease gets a sneak preview of what’s in store