Publishing Opinion and reviews 15 years and counting Robert P Crease reflects on a decade and a half of the Physics World Critical Point column Read article: 15 years and counting
History Opinion and reviews Albert and Erwin: decline and fall A fresh take on Erwin Schrödinger's later years in Ireland, reviewed by Denis Weaire Read article: Albert and Erwin: decline and fall
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Fight over light Robert P Crease examines why Goethe so savagely attacked Newton's views on optics Read article: Fight over light
Particles and interactions News Large Hadron Collider fires up in a bid to shake up the Standard Model Searches for supersymmetry and dark matter will mark out the CERN collider's second run Read article: Large Hadron Collider fires up in a bid to shake up the Standard Model
History Blog Rediscovering Marie Curie and the pioneering women of science A look back at some of the trailblazing women of physics
History Opinion and reviews Between the lines Tasneem Zehra Husain’s imaginative physics-history novel Only the Longest Threads and Peter Adey’s ramble through Air: Nature and Culture, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
History Opinion and reviews Ringing changes on vital information How do you capture the information revolution in a museum exhibit? Andrew Robinson reviews a book with plenty to say about this challenge Read article: Ringing changes on vital information
History Opinion and reviews Craft, science, early industry James Watt and the interplay between "thinking" and "doing" in the Industrial Revolution makes for a meaty subject, writes Basil Mahon Read article: Craft, science, early industry
Personalities News Particle pioneer Val Fitch dies at 91 US physicist discovered fundamental symmetry violation in the decay of K-mesons Read article: Particle pioneer Val Fitch dies at 91
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Shutdowns and start-ups Robert P Crease on the meaning of ceremonies we hold for labs that are closing down Read article: Shutdowns and start-ups