
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: inspiring stories from Physics World
Katherine Skipper looks back at last year’s coverage of research led by female physicists
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Katherine Skipper is a science journalist.
Katherine was a features editor at Physics World between 2024 and 2025. She was previously a PhD student contributor to Physics World. Her doctoral work was completed at the University of Bristol, UK, under the supervision of Paddy Royall. Her research focused on the behaviour of dipolar colloids in passive and active systems. Find out more about our student contributor networks
Katherine Skipper looks back at last year’s coverage of research led by female physicists
Excerpts from the Red Folder
New study suggests desert winds can create animal-like shapes
Engineered metamaterial exhibits novel electromagnetic effects that enable wireless stimulation of nerve cells
Atmospheric transport of microplastics is highly sensitive to particle shape and size
Novel micromachine uses liquid crystals to convert rotation into propulsion
Interface between water and air appears to have common properties with ice
New research reveals how small twists multiply into massive frictional forces
Elastic cells favour malignant tumour growth
Powerful theoretical tool designs robots from 2D materials