Environment and energy Blog So you want to install a wind turbine? Here’s what you need to know Janina Moereke discovers the practicalities of installing wind turbines in a forest Read article: So you want to install a wind turbine? Here’s what you need to know
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews When is good enough ‘good enough’? Honor Powrie extols the virtues being just “good enough” in life Read article: When is good enough ‘good enough’?
Imaging Research update Is your WiFi spying on you? "Beamforming feedback information" in latest version of the technology can identify individuals passing through radio networks with almost 100% accuracy, say researchers Read article: Is your WiFi spying on you?
Everyday science Opinion and reviews Breakfast physics, delving into quantum 2.0, the science of sound, an update to everything: micro reviews of recent books Condensed natter: Physics World editors give their compressed verdicts on top new books Read article: Breakfast physics, delving into quantum 2.0, the science of sound, an update to everything: micro reviews of recent books
Everyday science Podcasts Better coffee, easier parking and more: the fascinating physics of daily life The author of Physics Around the Clock is our podcast guest Read article: Better coffee, easier parking and more: the fascinating physics of daily life
Soft matter and liquids Research update Physicists explain why some fast-moving droplets stick to hydrophobic surfaces New experiments and calculations could improve aerosol and microfluidic technologies while shedding more light on airborne disease transmission Read article: Physicists explain why some fast-moving droplets stick to hydrophobic surfaces
Everyday science Blog The physics behind why cutting onions makes us cry It’s mostly to do with knife sharpness and cutting technique Read article: The physics behind why cutting onions makes us cry
Mathematics and computation Blog ‘Father of the Internet’ Vint Cerf expresses concern about the longevity of digital information How do we create a digital version of the vellum and clay tablets that successfully preserved information in earlier ages of human history? Read article: ‘Father of the Internet’ Vint Cerf expresses concern about the longevity of digital information
Everyday science Blog Why foamy heads on Belgium beers last so long It’s all to do with the triple-fermentation process Read article: Why foamy heads on Belgium beers last so long
Education and outreach Blog ‘I left the school buzzing and on a high’ Colin White explains why doing schools outreach put him way outside his comfort zone Read article: ‘I left the school buzzing and on a high’