Our true place in the universe, an eclipse for insomniacs and how far the Chilean landmass moved last week
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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I am the features editor of Physics World. I pick out the most compelling and topical research across the physical sciences, working with academics and journalists to perfect our long-form articles. I graduated with a BSc in physics from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India, before completing a Master’s in science journalism at City University, London. I joined the Physics World team as a news reporter in 2011, and spent the next five years writing about everything from the oriental hornet to antimatter, though I particularly enjoy writing about cosmology and quantum mechanics. I became reviews and careers editor in 2016 (getting to read for a living is a wonderful thing), before taking on the features role in spring 2021. Outside work, my favourite pastimes include travelling, photography, science fiction and fantasy in all its forms, and spending a ridiculous amount of time on the Internet.
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Simple new design cheaply increases solar-cell efficiency
Read article: Kirigami solar cells follow the Sun
Ultrathin nano-gratings produce high-contrast interference patterns of massive molecules
Read article: World’s thinnest diffraction gratings made from graphene
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Complete 400-year sunspot history recalibrated for the first time
Read article: New sunspot analysis shows rising global temperatures not linked to solar activity
'Self-interacting' atomic clock put in a quantum superposition
Read article: Could quantum ‘clocks’ tread two different paths to general relativity?
Radio and optical emissions suggest that the sub-stellar objects behave more like planets than stars
Read article: Brown dwarf’s powerful auroras shine bright
French physicist Hélène Langevin-Joliot – the granddaughter of Marie Curie – discusses the "Curie complex" and shares her tips for scientific success
Read article: Curing the Curie complex