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In depth: Atomic, molecular & optical physics
The secret of life
Feb 7, 2013 4 comments Feature
David Jenkins and Oliver Kirsebom explore the mysterious nuclear energy level of carbon-12 that made life possible
ESP and LSD on the CIA's dime
Aug 2, 2012 1 comment Review
Andrew Whitaker reviews David Kaiser's How the Hippies Saved Physics
Physics for students, not poets
Mar 22, 2012 2 comments Review
Brian Clegg reviews Leon Lederman and Christopher Hill's Quantum Physics for Poets
Between the lines
Jan 26, 2012 Review
A new biography of Stephen Hawking and a history of radioactivity, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Let there be a year of light
Dec 15, 2011 1 comment Opinion
Luisa Cifarelli calls for 2015 to be the International Year of Light
Between the lines: Christmas special
Dec 15, 2011 Review
Books on time travel, calculus, science experiments for children and more, reviewed by Margaret Harris, Matin Durrani and Tushna Commissariat
Between the lines
Nov 24, 2011 Review
Books on fundamental constants and the "science of wonder", plus a comic-book guide to the universe, reviewed by Matin Durrani and Margaret Harris
Neutron target station takes the heat
Sep 29, 2011 2 comments Feature
Michael Banks looks at a novel approach to cooling the proton target at the European Spallation Source
The flawed multiverse
Sep 22, 2011 12 comments Review
Alastair Rae reviews The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch
The quantum century
Aug 25, 2011 Review
Kenneth W Ford reviews The Quantum Story: a History in 40 Moments by Jim Baggott
Cloaking space–time
Jul 7, 2011 1 comment Feature
Martin McCall and Paul Kinsler introduce the "event cloak" – perfect for the ultimate bank heist
3D TV without glasses
Jun 2, 2011 2 comments Feature
Wondering why you can watch a Nintendo 3DS without glasses? Jonathan Mather reveals all
Keeping a close eye on the future
Apr 28, 2011 1 comment Feature
President of the Optical Society of America, Christopher Dainty, on the future of optics
Optical sensors boost space science
Apr 28, 2011 Feature
Hamish Johnston explores how space science and cellular biology are proving profitable areas for optics firms
Optoelectronics: a green explosion
Apr 28, 2011 Feature
"Green" photonics is good for the planet and for profits, discovers Richard Stevenson
