Transport properties Opinion and reviews Not crazy enough Peter Knight passes verdict on the first 10 years of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Read article: Not crazy enough
Renewables Research update Fish inspire wind farm configuration Calculations show how a turbine can benefit from the wakes of its neighbours Read article: Fish inspire wind farm configuration
Nanomaterials Research update ‘Universal’ equation describes how materials behave at nanoscale 'No supercomputers involved', says physicist Read article: ‘Universal’ equation describes how materials behave at nanoscale
Mathematical physics Research update String theorist takes over from Hawking Michael Green unveiled as Cambridge University's next Lucasian Professor of Mathematics Read article: String theorist takes over from Hawking
Personalities News Canadian theory institute honours Stephen Hawking Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics names new building after the Cambridge physicist Read article: Canadian theory institute honours Stephen Hawking
Optical physics Research update Fisheye gives new route to perfect images UK physicist sheds light on Maxwell's 150 year-old design Read article: Fisheye gives new route to perfect images
Telescopes and space missions Research update How to build cheaper radio telescopes Computing costs could be slashed by careful arrangement of antennas Read article: How to build cheaper radio telescopes
Optical physics Research update Don’t fret over the phase problem Proposed X-ray diffraction technique could unambiguously determine the structure of solids
Soft matter and liquids Research update Archaeological dating by re-firing ancient pots The inorganic equivalent of carbon dating, say researchers Read article: Archaeological dating by re-firing ancient pots
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews The power of robotics Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease Read article: The power of robotics
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