Optical oscilloscope is fit for high-speed studies
Device beats the resolution of conventional devices by more than a factor of five
The large hadron computer
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...
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The mystery of the varying nuclear decay
Two researchers in the US are making the bold claim that nuclear decay rates are not constant, as is widely thought
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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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…And now for the next 20 years
Six leading physicists peek into the future
US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
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Football fans cheer to the science of solitons
Experiment kicks-off on the bicentenary of the Netherlands's Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences
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WMAP gives thumbs-up to cosmological model
Five-year data reveal a cosmic neutrino background
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Napoleon not murdered, say physicists
Analysis of emperor’s hair rules out malicious poisoning
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The best of 2007
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
