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Why popcorn pops
Kate Gardner reviews Storm in a Teacup: the Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski
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You are here
Margaret Harris reviews Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds by Greg Milner
From penguins to photons – the December 2016 issue of Physics World is now out
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Chasing gravitational waves in song, physicists on Broadway, the 'impossible space engine' returns
Excerpts from the Red Folder
The beauty of gravitational waves
Welsh artist creates new painting inspired by gravitational waves
Quantum technology 2.0
How industry is embracing quantum technologies
Inspiring young physicists, telescope buyer’s guide, time-travelling pyramid builders
Excerpts from the Red Folder
American angst
The US scientific community faces an uncertain future in the Trump administration
Mars mission gains currency in India, nuclear obliteration and a super-duper moon
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Newton's apple pips to form UK orchard
Pips from famed tree in Newton's birthplace are part of the world's first ever science-centre day
