…And now for the next 20 years
Six leading physicists peek into the future
Two decades and counting…
Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th...
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US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
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New magnetic field could help explain Earth’s magnetic-field flipping
Earth has not one, but two distinct magnetic fields, claim researchers
Table-top experiment could explain why continents drift
Interactions between convection cells and solid objects provide insight into how 'supercontinents' form and then break apart
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Alpha Centauri might harbour an ‘Earth’
Astronomers set to begin five-year search
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Secret of sandcastle building revealed
Water bridges the gap between grains
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Physicists get to the bottom of volcano hotspots
Mantle plumes rise to the occasion
The best of 2007
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
Neutrinos could probe Earth’s structure
Technique would be more direct than seismology
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