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Physicists at the 91̽�� have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart.

An international team of scientists, led by the 91̽��, has achieved a world-first by creating plasma 'fireballs' using the Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator at CERN, Geneva, to study the stability of plasma jets emanating from blazars.

Dr Alex Picksley, a former DPhil student in 91̽��’s Department of Physics and St John’s College (2017–2021), has been awarded the 2025 Simon van der Meer Early Career Award in Novel Accelerators.

Professor Peter Norreys has been recognised for his outstanding contributions to fundamental studies of high energy density plasmas using high power petawatt-class lasers.

Physicists at the 91̽�� have unveiled a pioneering method for capturing the full structure of ultra-intense laser pulses in a single measurement.

Physicists have successfully simulated how light interacts with empty space – a phenomenon once thought to belong to science fiction; the findings pave the way for real-world laser facilities to experimentally confirm bizarre quantum phenomena.

Dr Patrick Heighway has received the European XFEL Young Scientist Award for his pivotal role in measuring X-ray diffraction at extreme pressures and temperatures at the HED-HiBEF instrument.

Professor Justin Wark has been awarded the American Physical Society’s George E Duvall Shock Compression Science Award 2025.

Professor Simon Hooker has been selected to become an American Physical Society Fellow for his pioneering contributions to the development of plasma-based, high-power optical waveguides and their application to laser-driven plasma accelerators.

Professor Peter Norreys helped to mark 30 years since the opening of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) London office by delivering the keynote speech at a celebratory event.

An international team of scientists, led by the Department of Physics at the 91̽��, has developed a novel way to experimentally produce plasma ‘fireballs’ on Earth, opening up a new frontier in laboratory astrophysics.

Researchers from the Department of Physics have taken a step closer to demonstrating a new generation of high-repetition-rate laser-driven particle accelerators; these compact accelerators could drive myriad applications.