Personalities Opinion and reviews A brief history of Hawking Michael Banks reviews the TV documentary Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe Read article: A brief history of Hawking
Education and outreach Feature The best years of your life? What to expect from a PhD Read article: The best years of your life?
Education and outreach Blog A public risk Nanotechnology has proved to be a gold mine for applied physics, and by 2015 recent predictions suggest that it could have generated a $1 trillion global market. That’s not very surprising: new appl...
Transport properties Research update Seeing the hidden fresco Terahertz radiation can see through walls Read article: Seeing the hidden fresco
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Second thoughts Doing physics in Second Life Read article: Second thoughts
Education and outreach Analysis Doing physics in Second Life What is there for physicists in this virtual world? Read article: Doing physics in Second Life
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Real thoughts Physicists owe a lot to the foresight of William Cavendish
Telescopes and space missions Research update Hopes for UK funding-cut reversal dashed Government review of physics funding will not address budget crisis Read article: Hopes for UK funding-cut reversal dashed
Education and outreach Research update Pope calls off university visit Letter protesting against visit signed by ex-CERN boss Read article: Pope calls off university visit
Education and outreach Research update China passes law to encourage innovative research Amendment should also help combat scientific fraud