Read article: World’s darkest skies threatened by industrial megaproject in Chile, astronomers warn
AES Andes is aiming to develop a green hydrogen project in Chile’s Atacama Desert
Read article: UK launches first-ever industrial materials strategy
About 52 000 people in the UK are thought to work or contribute to the materials industry
Read article: Trump nominates AI experts for key science positions
The appointments of Michael Kratsios and Lynne Parker have been broadly welcomed by the scientific community
Read article: Fermilab seeks new boss after Lia Merminga resigns as director
Lia Merminga has resigned as Fermilab director after a turbulent few years at the lab
Read article: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives its first close-up solar encounter
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will perform 24 orbits around the Sun with the next close solar passes occurring on 22 March and 19 June
Read article: Two advances in quantum error correction share the Physics World 2024 Breakthrough of the Year
Complementary research brings practical quantum computing closer
Read article: Nanocrystals measure tiny forces on tiny length scales
One technique is used to observe worms munching on bacteria
Read article: When charging quantum batteries, decoherence is a friend, not a foe
Controlled dephasing can be harnessed to enhance the batteries’ efficiency and stability
Read article: Microbeams plus radiosensitizers could optimize brain cancer treatment
Combining microbeam radiotherapy with targeted radiosensitizers could treat tumours while sparing normal brain tissues
Read article: Wrinkles in spacetime could remember the secrets of exploding stars
Distortions known as gravitational memory are permanent and potentially detectable from Earth
Read article: Novel MRI technique can quantify lung function
MRI of inhaled perfluoropropane can assess regional lung ventilation and monitor improvements in response to medication
Read article: Could bubble-like microrobots be the drug delivery vehicles of the future?
Tiny bioresorbable acoustic microrobots deliver cancer drugs to shrink bladder tumours in mice
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Read article: A physicist’s guide to ice cream: the complex science behind one of the world’s most popular desserts
From foaming to phase transitions, Douglas Goff explains the physics behind a perfect scoop
Read article: Metamaterials hit the market: how the UK Metamaterials Network is turning research into reality
Claire Dancer and Alastair Hibbins explain the commercial potential of metamaterials
Read article: Opening doors with outreach: using your physics skills to engage, inspire and break down barriers
A comprehensive guide for starting out in public engagement from The Ogden Trust
Read article: A ‘quantum rose’ for the 21st century: Oksana Kondratyeva on her stained-glass art inspired by a quantum computer
Oksana Kondratyeva describes her creation of a quantum-inspired work of stained-glass art
Read article: Return to Helgoland: celebrating 100 years of quantum mechanics
Robert P Crease explains the aims and ambitions of the Helgoland 2025 meeting
Read article: From the blackboard to the boardroom: why university is a great place to become an entrepreneur
Robert Phillips argues that whatever your career ambitions, entrepreneurship skills will set you up for success
Read article: IOP president Keith Burnett outlines a ‘pivotal’ year ahead for UK physics
A failure to support physics and physics-based industries could result in missed opportunities, says Burnett
Read article: SMART spherical tokamak produces its first plasma
The SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak operates with a 'negative triangularity' configuration
Read article: ‘Why do we have to learn this?’ A physics educator’s response to every teacher’s least favourite question
Mark Whalley argues that a physics education builds valuable skills, but not for the reasons often given to students
Read article: Astrophysicists reveal huge variation in the shape of exocomet belts
A population of 74 planetesimal belts orbiting nearby stars has been studied by researchers
Read article: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope nears completion
The mission is expected to be complete next year with a launch by May 2027
Read article: Defying gravity: insights into hula hoop levitation
Successful hula hooping requires a gyrating body with a particular slope and curvature
Read article: New Journal of Physics seeks to expand its horizons
NJP editor-in-chief Andreas Buchleitner discusses how the journal is looking to boost its coverage across all areas of physics
Read article: How publishing in Electrochemical Society journals fosters a sense of community
Trisha Andrew, Thierry Brousse, Robert Savinell and Weiran Zheng discuss their experience publishing in Electrochemical Society journals
Read article: NMR technology shows promise in landmine clearance field trials
Landmine detectors based on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance could reduce the regular occurrence of false positives that hamper conventional technology
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