Our Scans · (ZY.3.02) Physics · Weekly Summary

• The tech - pursued by Amazon, IBM, Google, Nvidia and others in the US - will revolutionize what computers can do, based on quantum physics. New York Post
• After the completion of the RHIC physics program, some of RHIC's foundational components will be used to construct a brand-new nuclear physics research facility - the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Scientists at Northeastern University claim they have made a holy grail' discovery that could usher in an era of solid-state physics and facilitate the creation of spintronics - devices that leverage the quantum structure of materials to create electron spin. Jack Uldrich
• The collaboration between Zenuity and CERN will focus on utilizing Field-Programmable Gate Arrays for advanced machine-learning applications in both the autonomous driving sector and particle physics experiments. Interesting Engineering
• Key aspects of quantum physics could be viable in an electrical sense, operating within currents and voltages. / France YaleNews
• Physics, diagnostics, actuator and control modelling programme SOPHIA, designed in-house at Tokamak Energy, has since been upgraded and will be fully integrated into ST40 plasma operations for 2024. Tokamak Energy
• The Proton Improvement Plan-II upgrades to the Fermilab accelerator complex will allow for megawatt level proton beams, which will support particle physics experiments that produce very large datasets. INDICO-FNAL (Indico)
• Operated by the Institute of Plasma Physics, Beijing expects its reactor to record its first fusion ignition experiment in 2027, a milestone that would make EAST the world's first self-sustained reactor, in which plasma can burn without external heating sources. BGR
• Jefferson Lab presently focuses on nuclear physics but plans to become a multi-purpose lab in the coming years by constructing the High Performance Data Facility, a major new user facility offering infrastructure for data-intensive science. AIP
• Breakthroughs in quantum physics emerge in academic circles, hinting at computational leaps that could upend encryption and the AI supremacy race dominated by OpenAI and Google. TheEye

Last updated: 21 August 2026