Plans for dealing with the torrent of data from the Large Hadron Collider’s detectors have made the CERN particle-physics lab, yet again, a pioneer in computing as well as physics. Andreas...
Read article: The large hadron computer
Two researchers in the US are making the bold claim that nuclear decay rates are not constant, as is widely thought
Read article: The mystery of the varying nuclear decay
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...
Read article: Two decades and counting…
Six leading physicists peek into the future
Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
Read article: US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Experiment kicks-off on the bicentenary of the Netherlands's Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences
Read article: Football fans cheer to the science of solitons
Five-year data reveal a cosmic neutrino background
Read article: WMAP gives thumbs-up to cosmological model
Analysis of emperor’s hair rules out malicious poisoning
Read article: Napoleon not murdered, say physicists
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
Rolf-Dieter Heuer takes “best job” in physics research
Read article: CERN reveals next director general
