From disease diagnosis to atomic physics, the discovery of Raman scattering has had a wide-ranging impact on science and technology, argues Anna Demming
Read article: My favourite Nobel prize: Raman scattering is a universal fingerprint
Margaret Harris chooses an invention that has a huge impact on everyday life
Read article: My favourite Nobel prize: the blue LED that lights up the modern world
Pioneering experiments with Bose–Einstein condensates proved a long-standing theory and ignited a revolution in atomic physics, argues Susan Curtis
Read article: My favourite Nobel prize: creating Bose–Einstein condensates in the lab
US is the big winner when it comes to attracting top physicists, while the UK has lost as many laureates as it has gained
Read article: More than one-quarter of physics Nobel laureates are immigrants, reveal updated infographics
Hamish Johnston explains why Kenneth Wilson's profound insights into phase transitions should be lauded by physicists of all stripes
Read article: My favourite Nobel prize: a universal theory for phase transitions
Matin Durrani explains why the work carried out by the father-and-son team of William and Lawrence Bragg was so significant
Read article: My favourite Nobel prize: X-ray diffraction to deduce crystal structure
Andrew Robinson reviews four books on Einstein and his theory of relativity
Read article: A relative revolution
Ian Randall reviews The History of Science in Bite-sized Chunks by Nicola Chalton and Meredith MacArdle
Read article: Flawed narratives
Una Davies says that dramatizations of nuclear incidents could risk amplifying fears over nuclear energy
Read article: The real fallout from Chernobyl
Michael Hill-King explores why the Apollo 11 astronauts were quarantined on their return to Earth
Read article: Microbes and the Moon
