How to build a planet
The Planet Factory by Elizabeth Tasker offers a “thorough guide to how exoplanets are opening our eyes to the cosmic possibilities for life”, finds Louisa Preston
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The Planet Factory by Elizabeth Tasker offers a “thorough guide to how exoplanets are opening our eyes to the cosmic possibilities for life”, finds Louisa Preston
Read article: How to build a planet
System uses optical fibre and three different photons
Read article: Qubits transferred between atomic gas and a crystal
“Buy this book. And read it. Regularly.” That’s the powerful summary by Philip Moriarty of The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols
Read article: A little learning is a dangerous thing
Biophysicists identify “universal law” of microbe motion
Read article: Kepler and Newton help solve mystery of how some algae swim
The Physics of Everyday Things explores how your favourite science crops up in everything from toasters to aeroplanes, as Achintya Rao discovers
Read article: A day in the life
Particle with two bottom quarks could be seen at CERN
Read article: Theorists identify stable tetraquark
Jennifer Ouellette explores the controversially counterintuitive phenomenon of hot water freezing faster than cold – and why some scientists think a reverse effect may even occur too
Read article: When cold warms faster than hot
Separate experiments use ions and Rydberg atoms for qubits
Read article: Quantum simulators shed new light on magnetic phase transitions
Dalmeet Singh Chawla delves into the pros and cons of self-citations, as well as the possible benefits of the s-index
Read article: How much self-promotion is enough?
The Secret Science of Superheroes, a collection of eclectic essays, makes excellent use of science fiction as a vehicle for science fact, says Michael Follows
Read article: Superhero science: from fiction to fact