Exoplanet burning bright…
Spitzer telescope detects first infrared light from a super-Earth
Particle physicist sentenced for terror plot
French court sentences Adlène Hicheur to five years for alleged links with al-Qaeda
The great graphene name game
New graphene-based flexible material could be the next big advance for electronics
Do you consider astronomy to be a distinct academic discipline from physics?
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IOP bags video award
Short clips focus on careers in physics
The May 2012 issue of Physics World is out now
Why Venus has got us so excited this month
Unravelling the physics of curling
Apologies to our many Canadian readers...
Metallurgy and the Armada
How poor-quality shot may have hindered the 16th-century invasion of England
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Asymmetry born out of symmetry
Chiral simulations are the simplest yet
