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In depth: Instrumentation & measurement
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
Where next for the laser?
Apr 30, 2010 2 comments Feature
Six laser experts recall how the laser has advanced their fields of interest – and speculate where it will take these areas next
Between the lines: CERN special
Mar 2, 2010 1 comment Review
CERN special – learn about the Large Hadron Collider, its detectors and the man who made it all happen
Your favourite units
Feb 2, 2010 20 comments Opinion
Robert P Crease explains the enduring popularity of non-SI units, including the ox-day, firkin and litre
Between the lines
Jan 5, 2010 Review
The other Oppenheimer, cooking for astronauts and the "amazing" Grace Hopper
Seeing through the 'two cultures'
Dec 1, 2009 1 comment Review
Matthew Jones on the inseparability of the arts and sciences in early 19th-century France
Between the lines
Dec 1, 2009 Review
A round-up of the best books to put on your Christmas shopping list – or for someone else to buy for you
The lure of synchrotrons
Nov 2, 2009 1 comment Opinion
Robert P Crease asks how sound are the arguments that the next generation of synchrotron sources are an essential tool for meeting the energy challenge?
The road to sustainability
Oct 1, 2009 1 comment Feature
"Sustainability" is the hottest topic in energy research today, but what does it actually mean? George Crabtree and John Sarrao describe what makes a technology sustainable, and outline the materials-science challenges standing between us and clean, long-lasting energy
