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Word flower puzzle no. 1

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The humanity of machines: the relationship between technology and our bodies

Anita Chandran reviews The Body Digital: a Brief History of Humans and Machines from Cuckoo Clocks to ChatGPT by Vanessa Chang

Cartoon of person wearing and using lots of technology including VR headset and lots of sensors

The physics of why basketball shoes are so squeaky

The noise is down to the base of the shoe forming wrinkles that travel at near supersonic speeds

Basketball player on court dribbling a ball

An illuminating, if imperfect, celebration of friction

Mike Follows reviews Friction: a Biography by Jennifer R Vail

Happy new year: what’s happening in physics in 2026?

Predicting the future is hard, but here’s a flavour of what’s hot in physics right now

The quirkiest stories from the world of physics in 2025

Michael Banks picks his favourite articles this year from the world of everyday physics

Check your physics knowledge with our bumper end-of-year quiz

Try our new interactive end-of-year quiz compiled by Colin White

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

Large group of people and bikes at the edge of a forest

When is good enough ‘good enough’?

Honor Powrie extols the virtues being just “good enough” in life

Illustration showing a scoring system for excellence

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

Photo of a wireless access point mounted on a building, seen from below so that it looks like an eye looking down at the viewer

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