The great vision of fusion power — harnessing the energy source of the stars for the good of people on Earth — is and has always been a highly attractive one. The history of fusion researc...
Read article: More than wishful thinking
So what is the site about? Hyperphysics is a network of cross-linked articles on topics from acceleration to the Zeeman effect — essentially an online physics encyclopedia. Unlike some sites fea...
Read article: Web life: Hyperphysics
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margi...
Read article: In search of the black swans
Steven Chu names national labs and clean energy as big winners of stimulus package
Read article: US energy boss reveals $1.2bn spending plans
The Moon has been neglected by space scientists and astronomers alike since the Apollo days, but now we want to go back. Paul D Spudis explains what motivates the new vision of lun...
Read article: Another giant leap for mankind
Novel fusion reactor design paves the way to destroy ‘transuranic’ elements
Read article: New technique to tackle nuclear waste
From boss of the CERN particle-physics lab to head of the UK’s fusion programme, Chris Llewellyn Smith has held some of the top jobs in physics. He talks to Michael Banks a...
Read article: Fusion ambassador
Explore the physics of fusion through interactive games on a simulated tokamak
Read article: Web life: The Internet Plasma Physics Education Experience
Minkowski proved wrong about momentum of light
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
