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Leggett made Nobel-prize-winning contributions to the theory of superfluidity in the 1970s
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Education and outreach
The power of a poster
Kevin McGuigan highlights what a good poster can do for your research
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Can entrepreneurship be taught? An engineer’s viewpoint
Honor Powrie wonders what skills she’d need to be an entrepreneur
Read article: Can entrepreneurship be taught? An engineer’s viewpoint
International Quantum Year competition for science journalists begins
Physics World and Physics Magazine launch a quantum competition for delegates at the 2025 World Conference of Science Journalists
Read article: International Quantum Year competition for science journalists begins
Master’s programme takes microelectronics in new directions
Combining a solid foundation in current production technologies with the chance to explore emerging materials and structures, the course prepares students for diverse careers in microelectronics.
Read article: Master’s programme takes microelectronics in new directions
How to solve the ‘future of physics’ problem
Neil Downie believes that students need more support to devise, build and test their own projects
Read article: How to solve the ‘future of physics’ problem
How the slowest experiment in the world became a fast success
Stefan Hutzler and Louise Bradley explain how they turned the famous pitch-drop experiment into an outreach activity
Read article: How the slowest experiment in the world became a fast success
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Focusing on fusion: Debbie Callahan talks commercial laser fusion
Plasma physicist Debbie Callahan, chief strategy officer at Focused Energy, talks to Hamish Johnston about her work in laser fusion research
Read article: Focusing on fusion: Debbie Callahan talks commercial laser fusion
Duke of Edinburgh informed about physics and the green economy at visit to Institute of Physics in London
Prince Edward finds out about the work of physicists supporting the green economy
Read article: Duke of Edinburgh informed about physics and the green economy at visit to Institute of Physics in London
Michele Dougherty steps aside as president of the Institute of Physics
IOP president-elect Paul Howarth will take on Dougherty’s responsibilities with immediate effect
Read article: Michele Dougherty steps aside as president of the Institute of Physics
Physicist Norbert Holtkamp takes over as head of Fermilab
Holtkamp will oversee the completion of the $1.5bn Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility-Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Read article: Physicist Norbert Holtkamp takes over as head of Fermilab
Francis Crick: a life of twists and turns
Andrew Robinson reviews Crick: a Mind in Motion – from DNA to the Brain by Matthew Cobb
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Winning the popularity contest: the 10 most-read physics stories of 2025
Here's a second chance to catch up with the most popular stories Physics World published in 2025
Read article: Winning the popularity contest: the 10 most-read physics stories of 2025
Semiconductor laser pioneer Susumu Noda wins 2026 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics
Noda made breakthroughs in the development of the Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Laser
Read article: Semiconductor laser pioneer Susumu Noda wins 2026 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics
Ramy Shelbaya: the physicist and CEO capitalizing on quantum randomness
Ramy Shelbaya from Quantum Dice talks about using quantum mechanics to generate random numbers
Read article: Ramy Shelbaya: the physicist and CEO capitalizing on quantum randomness
Ask me anything: Jason Palmer – ‘Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes is a skill I employ every day’
Jason Palmer talks about how a career in journalism offers a variety of opportunities, but you have to be okay with not being the expert in the room
Read article: Ask me anything: Jason Palmer – ‘Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes is a skill I employ every day’
Tim Berners-Lee: why the inventor of the Web is ‘optimistic, idealistic and perhaps a little naïve’
Tara Shears reviews This is for Everyone: the Captivating Memoir from the Inventor of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee
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Ask me anything: Kirsty McGhee – ‘Follow what you love: you might end up doing something you never thought was an option’
Kirsty McGhee explains how she became a science writer in industry
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Illuminating quantum worlds: a Diwali conversation with Rupamanjari Ghosh
The 2025 Homi Bhabha lecturer Rupamanjari Ghosh is a leading expert in quantum optics and a transformative figure in higher education and science policy in India
Read article: Illuminating quantum worlds: a Diwali conversation with Rupamanjari Ghosh
Influential theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Chen-Ning Yang dies aged 103
Yang is famed for his work on parity violation
Read article: Influential theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Chen-Ning Yang dies aged 103
‘Science needs all perspectives – male, female and everything in-between’: Brazilian astronomer Thaisa Storchi Bergmann
Meghie Rodrigues talks to Brazilian astronomer Thaisa Storchi Bergmann about curiosity, black holes and current challenges in research funding
Read article: ‘Science needs all perspectives – male, female and everything in-between’: Brazilian astronomer Thaisa Storchi Bergmann
Theoretical physicist Michael Berry wins 2025 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
Berry recognized for his contributions in mathematics and theoretical physics over a 60-year career
Read article: Theoretical physicist Michael Berry wins 2025 Isaac Newton Medal and Prize
The power of physics: what can a physicist do in the nuclear energy industry?
Six physicists in the nuclear energy industry talk about their career paths, and how a background in physics can be used across the sector
Read article: The power of physics: what can a physicist do in the nuclear energy industry?
John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis win the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics
Trio honoured for their work on quantum tunnelling in superconducting circuits
Read article: John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis win the 2025 Nobel Prize for Physics
The top five physics Nobel prizes of the 21st century revealed
Matin Durrani counts down the five most signifiicant physics Nobels since 2000
Read article: The top five physics Nobel prizes of the 21st century revealed
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