Education and outreach Blog Why it’s hard to know if students understand a piece of physics Joshua Biro wonders how we know if a student has really understood a piece of physics Read article: Why it’s hard to know if students understand a piece of physics
Artificial intelligence Blog Open-access journal AI Horizons looks to expand the outlook of artificial intelligence Shiyi Chen, the journal’s editor-in-chief, shares his views Read article: Open-access journal AI Horizons looks to expand the outlook of artificial intelligence
History Blog When Doi met Peliti: physicists celebrate 50 years of the Doi-Peliti theory A week-long meeting in Cambridge celebrated Masao Doi’s and Luca Peliti’s pioneering framework to study random processes Read article: When Doi met Peliti: physicists celebrate 50 years of the Doi-Peliti theory
Diversity and inclusion Blog Why supporting international colleagues is everyone’s responsibility International researchers can face many challenges when trying to settle in another country Read article: Why supporting international colleagues is everyone’s responsibility
Quantum Blog Scottish artist marks 100 years of Schrödinger equation with new installation Work will go on display at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow Read article: Scottish artist marks 100 years of Schrödinger equation with new installation
Particle and nuclear Blog Particle physicist Hideki Yukawa: Japan’s first Nobel laureate Yukawa laid the foundation for an active post-war generation of particle physicists in Japan Read article: Particle physicist Hideki Yukawa: Japan’s first Nobel laureate
People Blog Abdus Salam: Pakistan’s first (and so far only) physics Nobel prize-winner Matin Durrani looks at the work of Abdus Salam, who was born a century ago this year Read article: Abdus Salam: Pakistan’s first (and so far only) physics Nobel prize-winner
Culture, history and society Blog How long did it take for countries to claim a Nobel laureate? Deciding where a prize winner is from can be tricky, but Hamish Johnston tries his best Read article: How long did it take for countries to claim a Nobel laureate?
Culture, history and society Blog Is this the year for a Nobel prize in condensed matter, or maybe particle physics? We make our prize predictions for 2026 Read article: Is this the year for a Nobel prize in condensed matter, or maybe particle physics?
History Blog Did space weather delay a train in 1841? It would have been the earliest example of space weather impacting human technology, but an international team of researchers found a slight problem Read article: Did space weather delay a train in 1841?