Polish academics protest underfunding of science and higher education - Notes From Poland

Chinese researchers are returning home in growing numbers, motivated to leave the U. S. by a mix of push and pull factors, including a more hostile U. S. foreign policy and larger research budgets in China. Talented scientists making the journey back to China are part of a structural trend that has been accelerating since the 2010s. However, this rise comes as technological and scientific rivalries between the U. S. and China grow increasingly heated and with China boosting its output in elite global science journals and climbing in university and research rankings.

Skip to mainSat, October 17, 2026 at 11:10 p.m. UTCSeveral dozen Quebec students rallied in solidarity with the recent student-led protest movement in France seeking better conditions in schools. Local demonstrators say the incoming Parti Québécois government needs to improve education conditions and do more for students amid the rising cost of living here at home.

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Dr. Ho Seong Lee) has re-measured a key transition frequency of the strontium (Sr) atom for the first time in 88 years since 1938, using a photonic grating chip, and has established a new absolute frequency value with a measurement uncertainty reduced by more than 50 times. By securing an accurate reference value needed for next-generation quantum technologies ahead of time, this achievement is expected to greatly contribute to the precise control and miniaturization of quantum devices, including atomic clocks and neutral-atom quantum computers. Strontium is an atom widely used in precision quantum technologies such as optical lattice clocks and quantum sensors. To use strontium in these technologies, fast-moving atoms must be slowed down and trapped with precisely tuned lasers, and for this, it is essential to know exactly the resonant frequency of the laser light for the atomic transition.