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In depth: Instrumentation & measurement
3D TV without glasses
Jun 2, 2011 2 comments Feature
Wondering why you can watch a Nintendo 3DS without glasses? Jonathan Mather reveals all
Vision of beauty
May 4, 2011 5 comments Feature
Richard Taylor explains why fractals play a key role in retinal-implant technology
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
Metrology in the balance
Mar 22, 2011 5 comments Feature
Robert P Crease examines what could be the biggest overhaul in metrology since the French Revolution
Seeking advice
Mar 1, 2011 Feature
Looking for a job? Margaret Harris sees what help is at hand for physics graduates finding their way in the job market
Pyramid metrologists
Jan 5, 2011 7 comments Opinion
Robert P Crease looks at strange attempts to use the Great Pyramid of Giza as a measurement standard
Au revoir, kilogram
Dec 1, 2010 5 comments Opinion
Robert P Crease witnesses one of the last inspections of the official SI kilogram standard
Vacuum Expo 2010 launches in the UK
Oct 8, 2010 Feature
Two-day event includes conference and trade exhibition
Vacuum helps limit greenhouse gases
Aug 2, 2010 2 comments Feature
Abatement techniques can help make industrial processes "greener" by managing gas emissions, as Andy Extance explains
Bright future for fusion careers
Aug 2, 2010 1 comment Feature
Roberto Kersevan reveals life and work as a vacuum scientist at the ITER fusion project
Missed metric moment
Jul 1, 2010 4 comments Opinion
Robert P Crease bemoans the US's failure to capitalize on an early opportunity to go metric
From ray-gun to Blu-ray
Apr 30, 2010 3 comments Feature
Fifty years after their invention, Sidney Perkowitz examines the huge impact of lasers on science, culture and everyday life
