AI dominates the 4th International Congress of Basic Science in Beijing
Subir Sarkar finds that AI was a hot topic among the over 800 delegates
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Physics-based simulations could improve earthquake-damage predictions, why aren’t they being used?
Discussion and debate at the US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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The 12 August 2026 partial solar eclipse as seen from the Isle of Wight
Sean G Ryan snaps an astronomical spectacle that captured the public imagination
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New image captures glowing shock waves in the Helix Nebula
Data were taken with the MOTHRA telescope, which is still under construction
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New material was created in Hiroshima nuclear explosion
Rapid cooling locked in unusual crystal structure in silicon-rich metal alloy
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Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface
Picture reveals tiny plasma whirlpool-like patterns that have never been seen before
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Can a 16-year-old really understand quantum teleportation?
Leron Borsten and Shanti Pise report from a week-long event that sought to teach quantum physics to teenagers
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Letter from Argentina: ‘an empty desk and an idle electron microscope signal the erosion of the country’s science’
Faramarz S Gard laments the decline of Argentine science
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John Bell and the most obscure journal in physics
Iulia Georgescu looks at the curious history of the journal Physics
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The 2026 Physics World Instrumentation & Vacuum Briefing is out now
SI units, quantum sensors, compact particle acceleration and improved radiotherapy all feature in a new free-to-read briefing
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