A new report challenges the idea that scientists become less innovative as they age
Read article: Experienced scientists produce more persistently disruptive research, finds study
The Martian Moons eXploration mission will aim to return 10 g of material back to Earth
Read article: Japan launches sample-return mission to Mars’s moon Phobos
Handheld optical coherence tomography device will make diagnosis and monitoring of eye diseases more affordable and accessible
Read article: Siloton secures £8.4m to speed development of portable retinal imaging system
The Large-Sized Telescope will provide new insights into the early universe
Read article: Officials celebrate completion of gamma-ray telescope array in La Palma
Cirac is honoured for contributions to modern quantum information science
Read article: Quantum physicist Ignacio Cirac awarded 2026 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Astroparticle physicist wins for his work detecting cosmic neutrinos
Read article: Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Pressure sensors and particle detectors could benefit from research
Read article: Levitated nanoparticle detects single-atom collisions
Findings could have implications for space travel and for treating neurodegenerative diseases
Read article: Earth’s gravity and magnetism have unexpected effects on the human genome and mitochondria
New technique claims 97.8% accuracy and uses less energy than digital neural networks with similar performance
Read article: To detect deepfake videos, researchers turn to the physics of light
Recently observed objects could be black holes that grew extremely quickly during an early stage of their lives
Read article: Astronomers propose solution for ‘little red dot’ mystery
Leaning in to the natural “handedness” of vibrating bots revealed “qualitatively new phenomena”, say physicists
Read article: Chiral bristlebot toys shed light on transport dynamics in active matter systems
Magnetic moment could be measured at unprecedented precision
Read article: One-positron quantum cyclotron could put the Standard Model to the test
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Indu Satija celebrates the golden anniversary of Hofstadter’s butterfly
Read article: Hofstadter’s butterfly turns 50: a fractal hiding in quantum matter
Preetish Kakoty describes why India's only Nobel-prize-winning physicist went to Sweden on a whim
Read article: C V Raman: the physicist with a ‘Himalayan ego’ who went to Stockholm convinced he’d win a Nobel prize
Richard de Grijs looks at how the Roman Space Telescope will change astronomy forever
Read article: How the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn the sky into a dataset
The growth of AI and papermills has caused publishers countless headaches
Read article: How scientific publishers are fighting back against fraudulent papermills
Chris Sinclair explores the plays that are bringing physics to new audiences
Read article: Theatre is bringing physics to new audiences but what is the definitive science play?
Tushna Commissariat and Matin Durrani guide physics students through the maze of career options
Read article: From student to scientist – how to build a career with 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
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
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
International researchers can face many challenges when trying to settle in another country
Read article: Why supporting international colleagues is everyone’s responsibility
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
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
The three-day event created a fun, vibrant and collaborative environment for teams of hackers to explore real-world problems that support business growth while benefitting the wide...
Read article: From space to folk music: quantum hackathon explores diverse use cases
By combining in-house manufacturing with engineering expertise, Torrent Photonics works with systems developers to create spectrometry solutions that meet the needs of demanding ap...
Read article: Custom spectrometers rise to the analytical challenge
Innovative scintillation detectors are pushing the boundaries of radiation detection, unlocking unprecedented speed, accuracy and clarity in a range of fields
Read article: Scintillating technology: how advanced lanthanum bromide crystals are transforming radiation detection
Emma Chapman reviews Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: How the Solar System Shaped Human History – And May Help Save Our Planet by Dagomar Degroot
Read article: Cosmic chronicles: the impact of celestial instabilities on human history
Scientists must be rewarded for clearly explaining difficult concepts, says Mark Procter
Read article: Industry should invest in developing and practising storytelling
Robert P Crease sees three ways to respond to attacks on physics
Read article: The unsavoury rise of ‘populist physics’: here’s how best to respond
Andrew Glester reviews the film Mercy, directed by Timur Bekmambetov
Read article: Demon in the AI machine: bias, bad data and the burden of proof
Honor Powrie pays tribute to the work of tribologists
Read article: The secret world of tribology
Margaret Harris reviews Trinity: an Illustrated History of the World’s First Atomic Test
Read article: Illuminating, beautiful and disturbing: a photographic record of the Trinity atomic test
Tania Kendrick is a civil servant in the UK’s Cabinet Office
Read article: Ask me anything: Tania Kendrick – ‘There’s something really satisfying when everything starts to click’
Kiefer Vermeulen is research team lead at Delft Circuits in the Netherlands
Read article: Ask me anything: Kiefer Vermeulen – ‘We had to figure everything out on a shoestring budget and on a really challenging timescale’
Kristian Dominek Barajas is head of quantum theory at Oxford Ionics, an IonQ company
Read article: Ask me anything: Kristian Dominek Barajas – ‘I’m able to take a really complicated problem and give it my best guess’
Gleb Yakubov talks to Sarah Bridle a physicist who has studied food at the University of York
Read article: From galaxies to groceries: how Sarah Bridle made the switch from cosmology to food
Mary Bishai is an experimental neutrino physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US
Read article: Ask me anything: Mary Bishai – ‘For a self-professed nerd like me, doing big science is heaven’
Paul Howarth is set to be IOP president until 2029
Read article: Institute of Physics president Paul Howarth outlines his vision for physics
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