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In depth: Atomic, molecular & optical physics
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
A quantum renaissance
Jul 1, 2008 4 comments Feature
Markus Aspelmeyer and Anton Zeilinger on how technological advances let us readdress fundamental quantum puzzles
Lab architecture
Apr 1, 2008 1 comment Opinion
Robert P Crease looks at good and bad examples of lab design: do you agree with his choices?
Holography gets smart
Feb 1, 2008 1 comment Feature
Exploring the potential of holograms that can respond
