The October 2014 issue of Physics World is now out
The STEM shortage paradox, the Rosetta mission, using pulsars to seek gravitational waves, and why the search for supersymmetry must go on
The pin-up of particle physics, an octopus-inspired robot and Witten versus Horgan redux
Excerpts from the Red Folder
A scientific pyramid scheme, symmetry through the ages, why physics students are “standing a little taller” and more
Excerpts from the Red Folder
The secret life of hairdryers, the crackpot conundrum and mesmerizing animations
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Sweet-talking physics
Hypothetical particles and chocolate buttons
How to make the perfect hollandaise sauce
Colloidal suspensions of oil in water never tasted this good...
Food for Martian thought, proton role-playing in a video game and more
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Physicists take on the ice bucket challenge
Not wanting to miss out, researchers have also got involved in the act
Pointless or profound?
Find out more about the search for "sterile neutrinos" in the September 2014 issue of Physics World
Radiation levels near Fukushima, trust in science and fun with correlations
Excerpts from the Red Folder
