Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Between the lines An insider’s guide to the Curiosity rover, a history of fusion and a guide to difficult mathematical problems, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Complex systems Research update Physicists get to grips with complex systems Results show that putting too much effort into controlling such systems may actually make them uncontrollable Read article: Physicists get to grips with complex systems
Mathematical physics Video How do aircraft remain in the sky? Kara Peters on the basic principles of how planes can fly Read article: How do aircraft remain in the sky?
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature Redefining temperature Michael de Podesta reveals how he has measured temperature more accurately than ever before Read article: Redefining temperature
Renewables Video What aerodynamic considerations go into designing a wind turbine? Fulvio Scarano gives a whirlwind tour of the physics of wind turbines Read article: What aerodynamic considerations go into designing a wind turbine?
Particles and interactions Research update Has LHCb spotted physics beyond the Standard Model? B-meson decay could point to new physics Read article: Has LHCb spotted physics beyond the Standard Model?
Personalities News Physicist Kenneth Wilson dies at 77 Nobel laureate developed theory of phase transitions Read article: Physicist Kenneth Wilson dies at 77
Mathematical physics Video How can elite cyclists learn from aerodynamics? Ivan Marusic on the mathematics of cycling Read article: How can elite cyclists learn from aerodynamics?
Soft matter and liquids Research update Dark solitons emerge into the light "Upside-down" wave created in laboratory tank Read article: Dark solitons emerge into the light
Mathematical physics Video Fighting cancer with mathematics Drawing up proton-therapy plans with multicriteria treatment planning Read article: Fighting cancer with mathematics