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Experiment that may or may not disprove Bohmian mechanics continues to spark debate

X-ray velocimetry study earns Ronan Smith the PMB Early Career Researcher Award

Ronan Smith from Adelaide University wins Physics in Medicine and Biology award for his work on a novel imaging method that uses X-rays to track lung ventilation

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Quantum influencers gather to celebrate London’s role in quantum tech

Matin Durrani reports from a meeting of the London Quantum Cluster

Research updates

Photonic glasses deliver angle-independent structural colour, including reds

Bird motifs coloured using the new photonic glass

Physicists create mechanical memory device from slap-bracelet-like structures

A still from a video showing six flexible strips of material on a wheel. When the wheel spins, the strips of material snap into left-bent or right-bent configurations depending on the dynamics of the spin.

Molecular spin sensor takes the temperature of cancer cells

Radar identifies insect species via reflections from wingbeats

A new technique that combines millimetre-wave radar with machine learning holds promise for scalable and sustainable monitoring of insect biodiversity

Tiny droplets of primordial soup appear in oxygen collisions

Quark–gluon plasma could be created by light nuclei

Muon g−2 calculation sets precision record and backs the Standard Model

Lattice QCD puts new physics to rest

New bolometer achieves sub-zeptojoule resolution

Superconducting device could be used in quantum computers

Entangled photons open up potential applications of anti-scattering optics

The use of quantum entanglement to enable selective image transmission through complex media can enhance applications from imaging to secure communication

Building a better laser on the Moon

Ultrastable devices could be housed in dark lunar craters

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PET scan that detects dangerous blood clots is SNMMI ‘Image of the Year’

Jessica Dempsey takes up post as head of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory

Physicist John Hill takes the helm at Brookhaven National Laboratory

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The wonderful world of microfluidics

$Worker using a tool to cut a channel in a rubber tree's trunk to direct the flow of latex into a collecting bowl tied to the tree$

What a modern-day US Declaration of Independence should say

Robert P Crease imagines a modern-day US Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence and the American Flag

Why interdisciplinary science is needed more than ever

Solving today’s complex problems requires teams of scientists from a range of disciplines

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Inside EPSRC: Charlotte Deane on funding the future of UK physics

Open data: the benefits and challenges of sharing a precious resource

Back to the Moon: inside the Artemis II mission

Artemis crew taking part in an integrated ground systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

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Word flower puzzle no. 5

How many words can you find in this puzzle?

What physicists can do to support the green economy

Matin Durrani summarizes a debate at the Institute of Physics on the future of green energy

A range of green energy sources: solar, wind, nuclear, green batteries, hydroelectricity and carbon capture.

From equations to nuclear medicine: Keamogetswe Ramonaheng on building medical physics in Africa

Keamogetswe Ramonaheng discusses her life in medical physics

Institute of Physics president Paul Howarth outlines his vision for physics

Paul Howarth is set to be IOP president until 2029

Quiz of the week: CERN may have made a quark–gluon plasma by colliding which nuclei?

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AI-led solutions of Erdős problems spark debate over the future of mathematics

Problems that defeated human mathematicians for decades are now solved, but for whose benefit?

ESTRO debate reveals rising confidence in upright proton therapy

A lively debate at the ESTRO 2026 meeting concluded with nearly 70% of the audience backing upright proton therapy as a mainstream treatment option by 2035

Quiz of the week: which UK university plans to shed almost 30% of its physics staff?

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Word wave puzzle no.4

Can you work out the word in this puzzle?

Thermodynamic computing: noise as a resource, not an enemy

Theoretical physicist Stephen Whitelam is our podcast guest

Particle size affects contact electrification

Researchers in Chile shed more light on the little-understood phenomenon of static electricity

Photo of the experimental apparatus in the laboratory, showing a tall, well-lit transparent box supported by a metal frame. A camera is mounted on a vertical track next to the box and there are ladders in the background.

Multiplexed MRI expands the power of conventional brain imaging

New MRI technique simultaneously maps multiple structural, physiological and molecular biomarkers to characterize brain tumours and multiple sclerosis lesions

Multiple biomarkers in a whole-brain MRx scan

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23—26 September 2026 | London, UK

Innovations in Applied Mechanics brings together two previous, highly successful conferences MPSVA – Modern Practice in Stress and Vibration Analysis and DAMAS – International Conference on Damage Assessment in Structures to present research findings in stress analysis, vibration dynamics and structural damage assessment with the intention of providing directed focus on the state-of-the-art in theoretical and experimental methodology.

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