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Engineering the unknown: building vacuum and cryogenic systems for the quantum frontier

Nuclear clocks finally see the light

New timekeeping tools could revolutionize studies of fundamental physics

Exciton wavefunctions come into view

New work could lead to improvements in organic photovoltaics

Faster cryogenics speeds up quantum testing

A cryostat that can reach temperatures of 4 K and warm back up again within just two hours offers an efficient solution for testing the electronic components needed to build quantu...

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Fast 3D imaging reveals how seizures move through the brain

A high-speed, 3D light-sheet microscope allows researchers to record seizure dynamics in larval zebrafish

Image of a zebrafish brain during a seizure

X-ray camera catches spin waves in the act

Magnon microscope focuses on useful non-linear interactions

Illustration of magnon momentum microscopy

Earthquake sensors reveal vital information about how hurricanes move and grow

Seismic stations in Louisiana have been found to provide insights into Hurricane Isaac

GPS particle detectors track space radiation over two decades

Cross calibration combines data from 25 satellites

Frost spreads across surfaces via suspended ‘ice bridges’

Previously unknown pathway involving superhydrophobic surfaces could influence the development of new anti-icing techniques

Diagrams showing the formation of ice bridges both in and out of plane

Laser-based rotation of floating samples enables high-resolution 3D microscopy

Laser-driven thermoviscous flows provide contact-free rotation, transport or stabilization of delicate samples such as biological cells

Laser-driven rotation of delicate cell samples

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How the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will turn the sky into a dataset

Richard de Grijs looks at how the Roman Space Telescope will change astronomy forever

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launch

**The 2026 Physics World Instrumentation & Vacuum Briefing is out now**

SI units, quantum sensors, compact particle acceleration and improved radiotherapy all feature in a new free-to-read briefing

Pulsing blue laser sine waves cross, forming a scientific-inspired, illuminated installation with depth. 3D render illustration.

The International System of Units: constantly evolving, but forever quirky

Ben Stein explores the quirks of the International System of Units

How AI is transforming human robots

Honor Powrie considers whether AI can make robots more human

Humanoid robots cross finish line in Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, China, on 19 April 2026

New bolometer achieves sub-zeptojoule resolution

Superconducting device could be used in quantum computers

Thyracont’s vacuum measurement instruments enable innovation across industries

From semiconductor fabrication to pharmaceuticals, quantum technologies, and materials research, Thyracont’s vacuum instruments are at the heart of some of the world’s most advanced vacuum systems

Semiconductor metrology and standards will ensure the UK plays to its strengths

New roadmap states the UK must prioritize its capabilities in semiconductor standards

Delegates at a UK semiconductor workshop

Tantala 3D integrated circuits deliver a rainbow of laser light

Devices could help miniaturize laser-based technologies

Quantum sensors benefit from miniaturized ultrahigh vacuum

Florence Concepcion of Aquark Technologies is our podcast guest

Ask me anything: Ian Griffiths – ‘While changing jobs is a daunting task, it has always been worthwhile’

Career tips from Ian Griffiths – a sales executive at microscope and spectrometer provider JEOL UK

Laser-driven free electron laser runs for more than eight hours

Laser stabilization system boosts quality of electron bunches

Two researchers working at the BELLA Center

‘Nano-aquariums’ deliver atomic-resolution imaging

Transmission electron microscopy probes solid–liquid interfaces

Illustration of the atomic structure of graphene

Biomedical optics play crucial roles across medicine

Medical physicist, inventor and entrepreneur Brian Pogue is our podcast guest

Miniature magnets break field strength record

New coiled device could rival expensive magnet facilities, say scientists

Surface contamination holds the key to a static electricity mystery

Carbon-rich “schmutz” determines how charge moves between objects made from identical insulating oxides

Photo of a speaker, which resembles a metallic plunger, suspending a tiny sphere of silica above a silica plate

Ultrasound system solves the ‘unsticking problem’ in biomedical research

Impulsonics’ “surround sound” technology frees-up living cells

Photo of people who work for Impulsonics

Time crystal emerges in acoustic tweezers

System could shed light on emergent periodic phenomena in biological systems

Photograph of a particle being help in acoustic tweezers

Transfer learning could help muon tomography identify illicit nuclear materials

Hidden coated materials could be detected using new technique

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