Read article: ‘Father of X-ray astronomy’ Riccardo Giacconi dies at 87
Italian astrophysicist shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources
Read article: Nobel laureate Leon Lederman dies aged 96
US particle physicist co-discovered that neutrinos come in more than one “flavour”
Read article: Once a physicist: Noel Bakhtian
Noel Bakhtian is director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies and a member of the senior leadership team at the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory
Read article: Video guide to Physics World Careers 2018
Academia, industry, dance – we have you covered
Read article: Optical telecoms pioneer and Nobel laureate Charles Kao dies at 84
Electrical engineer shared 2009 physics prize for developing technology that made the Internet possible
Read article: Jocelyn Bell Burnell to support diversity in physics with $3m winnings from major prize
New fund will be set up to support women and people from ethnic minorities
Read article: The science of climbing Everest – the September 2018 issue of Physics World is now out
Handling quantum noise, the life of Martin Ryle, the science of mountaineering – plus Schrödinger's cat as you've never seen it before
Read article: Once a physicist: David Levey
David Levey is a recently ordained Buddhist monk at the Oxford Buddha Vihara, Oxford, UK. He has degrees in philosophy and physics
Read article: Julia Higgins and Melanie Windridge: Imperial adventurers
Matin Durrani reports on two physicists with bold ambitions
Read article: Elaine DiMasi: running for office
Robert P Crease catches up with Elaine DiMasi, a physicist who sought election to the US Congress
