Today’s physics news: Sunny outlook for space weather forecasters, move over graphene, silicene is the new star material and more

Today’s physics news: Sunny outlook for space weather forecasters, move over graphene, silicene is the new star material and more

Sunny outlook for space weather forecasters
Companies seek to sell tailor-made predictions of geomagnetic storms to airlines and electricity suppliers.
Nature

Call for clarity on wind turbines
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is calling on the government to say how many onshore wind turbines will be built and where they will be.
BBC

Move over graphene, silicene is the new star material
Wonder material graphene now has a silicon-based competitor that could be more compatible with electronic devices
New Scientist