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In depth: Atomic, molecular & optical physics
Of gluons, atoms and strings
Sep 1, 2009 Feature
An unusual alliance between physicists who study ultrahot plasmas and ultracold atoms is yielding intriguing results – and may even lead to an experimental test for string theory, as Barbara Jacak reveals
The power of robotics
Jun 2, 2009 2 comments Opinion
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
Web life: Hyperphysics
May 1, 2009 1 comment Review
Doing science in the open
May 1, 2009 12 comments Feature
Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration
In search of the black swans
Apr 1, 2009 14 comments Feature
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margins
Reasons to be cheerful
Jan 5, 2009 3 comments Opinion
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
Phoenix unlocks the icy history of Mars
Nov 13, 2008 Feature
Jacqueline Hewett speaks to Peter Smith, the principal investigator on NASA's Phoenix mission to Mars
Measuring ultrashort pulses needs precision
Nov 13, 2008 Feature
Marie Freebody speaks to Rick Trebino about the intricacies of measuring ultrashort pulses and how the devices that characterize such pulses can be commercialized
Optical tweezers: where physics meets biology
Nov 13, 2008 Feature
Joost van Mameren explains how quantitative force measurements by optical tweezers can unravel the mechanical properties of biological molecules
Menlo takes frequency combs to the masses
Nov 7, 2008 Feature
Nadya Anscombe discovers how Nobel prize winning research has been turned into a practical product
Plasmonics propagates into new optical fields
Nov 7, 2008 Feature
Marie Freebody speaks to Niek van Hulst about the potential wealth of applications for plasmonics
Jenoptik looks to solar for future growth
Nov 7, 2008 Feature
Michael Mertin is the man responsible for Jenoptik's recent restructure and securing future growth. Jacqueline Hewett asks him how heavily photovoltaics features in these plans
...And now for the next 20 years
Oct 1, 2008 3 comments Feature
Six leading physicists peek into the future
The global-village pioneers
Oct 1, 2008 1 comment Feature
Paul Ginsparg, who founded the arXiv e-print archive, recounts the early days of the Web and looks at how it has changed scientific communication
Two decades and counting...
Oct 1, 2008 Feature
Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in the electronic age