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The mechanics behind rose petal shapes revealed

Mathematical genius: celebrating the life and work of Emmy Noether

Isabel Rabey reviews Einstein’s Tutor: the Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics by Lee Philips

Grete Hermann: the quantum physicist who challenged Werner Heisenberg and John von Neumann

Sidney Perkowitz pays tribute to the pioneering contributions to quantum physics by Grete Hermann

Opinion and reviews

Robert P Crease lifts the lid on 25 years as a ‘science critic’

A pistol is fired to test the acoustics at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1951

How physics raised the roof: the people and places that drove the science of acoustics

How should scientists deal with politicians who don’t respect science?

Spacewoman: trailblazing astronaut Eileen Collins makes for a compelling and thoughtful documentary subject

Andrew Glester reviews the film Spacewoman directed by Hannah Berryman

Why telling bigger stories is the only way to counter misinformation

Robert P Crease explains how we make sense of the world around us

Moonstruck: art and science collide in stunning collection of lunar maps and essays

Ian Randall reviews LUNAR: a History of the Moon in Myths, Maps + Matter

What physics metaphor do you think needs to be experimentally verified?

Robert P Crease wants your suggestions of physics metaphors that need fact checking

Unclear nature: anthropological study of CERN is a missed opportunity to bridge physics and social sciences

Achintya Rao reviews Unfinished Nature: Particle Physics at CERN by Arpita Roy

Setting the scale: the life and work of Anders Celsius

Tom Tierney reviews Celsius: a Life and Death by Degrees by Ian Hembrow

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Explore our two regular podcast series! Physics World Weekly looks at the latest events and headlines in physics, as well as featuring short interviews with scientists and our team of journalists. Physics World Stories takes a more in-depth look at a topic.

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When Bohr got it wrong: the impact of a little-known paper on the development of quantum theory

A physicist’s guide to ice cream: the complex science behind one of the world’s most popular desserts

Black and white photo of a woman in an art studio; and colour photo of a round stained glass artwork

A ‘quantum rose’ for the 21st century: Oksana Kondratyeva on her stained-glass art inspired by a quantum computer

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Tennis-ball towers reach record-breaking heights with 12-storey, 34-ball structure

Andria Rogava is back with more spectacular structures made from tennis balls

Apple picked as logo for celebration of classical physics in 2027

Physicists to mark 300 years since Isaac Newton’s death with International Year of Classical Physics

Microsoft’s Chetan Nayak on topological qubits, the physics of bigger splashes

Manu jumping and Majorana zero modes feature in this podcast

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The physics of opening swing-top bottles revealed

The team used a high-speed camera and microphone to study the gas dynamics as a bottle is opened

Steampunk meets quantum physics at the GPS

Kindred spirits at the Global Physics Summit exhibition

Artur Ekert explains how Albert Einstein and John Bell inspired quantum cryptography

Our podcast guest is the theoretical crypto-physicist Artur Ekert

Are you better than AI? Try our quiz to find out

Iulia Georgescu and Matin Durrani invite you to test your knowledge of the deep connections between physics, big data and AI

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Test your quantum knowledge in this fun quiz

Try this fun multiple-choice quiz to mark International Quantum Year

A polar bear lies on a slab of sea ice with its front paws dangling over a patch of open water, motionless but looking poised to strike

Scientists discover secret of ice-free polar-bear fur

Findings could lead to more environmentally-friendly anti-icing surfaces and lubricants

Quantum superstars gather in Paris for the IYQ 2025 opening ceremony

In this podcast Physics World’s Matin Durrani describes the gala event

Quinnie, the cartoon mascot of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

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Say hi to Quinnie – the official mascot of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

Meet the playful mascot marking the centenary of quantum mechanics in 2025

Large 3D letters read IYQ2025 on a stage lit in blue light

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