Read article: World’s biggest laser powers up
World’s biggest laser powers up
Fusion facility completed in California
Read article: World’s biggest laser powers up
Read article: The nuclear threat: a new start
The nuclear threat: a new start
As US President Barack Obama takes office, his leadership will be needed to reduce the dangers of the world’s nuclear weapons and to stop nuclear materials from falling into rogue hands, argue...
Read article: A fresh look at nuclear
A fresh look at nuclear
A new industry-wide graduate scheme aims to get the next generation of nuclear scientists thinking about community and environmental issues from the outset.
Read article: Atomic arias
Atomic arias
Oppenheimer takes centre stage, reports Robert P Crease
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
Accelerating medical isotope production
Technetium-99m production does not rely on reactors or enriched uranium
Read article: US firm unveils plans for mini nuclear reactors
US firm unveils plans for mini nuclear reactors
Tiny reactors have no moving parts and could power a small town for $25m
…And now for the next 20 years
Six leading physicists peek into the future
Read article: Two decades and counting…
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...
Read article: Ending the great drought
Ending the great drought
For more than 20 years, particle theory has left experiment far behind in its wake. Michael Riordan hopes that the Large Hadron Collider will help bring particle physics back to it...
