Read article: The secrets of random packing
The secrets of random packing
Theory predicts the amount of wasted space in a box full of sand
Read article: The secrets of random packing
Read article: Information ‘not lost’ in black holes
Information ‘not lost’ in black holes
The end may be in sight for the black hole "information paradox"
Read article: Neil Turok chosen to lead Perimeter Institute
Neil Turok chosen to lead Perimeter Institute
Cambridge cosmologist says his switch to the Canadian centre is the "opportunity of a lifetime"
Read article: Physicists quantify the ‘coefficient of inefficiency’
Physicists quantify the ‘coefficient of inefficiency’
The most effective committees have fewer than 20 members
Physicists discover the ‘superinsulator’
Material found to have infinite resistance could be exploited to make “ideal” batteries
Read article: The social physicist
The social physicist
Sid Redner ponders the effects of zealots and vacillators on election outcomes
Read article: A mind of her own
A mind of her own
Robert P Crease looks at the life of mathematician Alicia Boole Stott
Read article: String theorists and astrophysicist share Crafoord Prize
String theorists and astrophysicist share Crafoord Prize
Award recognizes breakthroughs in mathematics and astronomy
Read article: Ekpyrotic cosmology resurfaces
Ekpyrotic cosmology resurfaces
Alternative theory to Big Bang resolves teething problems
Research funding should reward unpredictability
Physicist calculates LHC's "bang per buck"
