History Blog Study reveals the energy cost of Hannibal’s Alpine crossing The Col du Clapier route would have been the more energetically favourable Read article: Study reveals the energy cost of Hannibal’s Alpine crossing
Publishing Blog Physics World’s Margaret Harris honoured for ‘Feature of the Year’ Exploration of quirky Nobel prizes bags ABSW award Read article: Physics World’s Margaret Harris honoured for ‘Feature of the Year’
Art and science Blog Stunning Moon sculpture unveiled at Royal Observatory Greenwich Mirror Moon has been created by the British artist Luke Jerram Read article: Stunning Moon sculpture unveiled at Royal Observatory Greenwich
Art and science Blog Fractal maths helps distinguish genuine artworks from forgeries The new technique offers a new way to tackle art fraud Read article: Fractal maths helps distinguish genuine artworks from forgeries
Nuclear fusion Blog Research on magnetic plasma confinement wins Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Outstanding Paper Prize The work is an important step to understanding the physics of “negative triangularity” Read article: Research on magnetic plasma confinement wins Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Outstanding Paper Prize
Quantum mechanics Blog Experiment that may or may not disprove Bohmian mechanics continues to spark debate Is the controversy settled? Only when pigs – and pilot waves – fly, writes Tim Wogan Read article: Experiment that may or may not disprove Bohmian mechanics continues to spark debate
Quantum Blog Quantum influencers gather to celebrate London’s role in quantum tech Matin Durrani reports from a meeting of the London Quantum Cluster Read article: Quantum influencers gather to celebrate London’s role in quantum tech
Biophysics and bioengineering Blog Striking mathematical pattern uncovered in Chinese money plant leaves The team says it is the first demonstration of 'Voronoi patterns' in plants Read article: Striking mathematical pattern uncovered in Chinese money plant leaves
Scientific enterprise Blog Final look inside the Cavendish lab’s 50-year home before demolition Mićo Tatalović vists the former site of Cambridge University’s physics department before it is demolished Read article: Final look inside the Cavendish lab’s 50-year home before demolition
Materials Blog Tiny knotted fibre leaps into the air like a springtail bug The fibre robot could find applications in agriculture and reforestation Read article: Tiny knotted fibre leaps into the air like a springtail bug