Planetary scientist Amara Graps reflects on how a country that began the pandemic “ahead of the curve” ended up so far behind
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘my winter solstice in Latvia will be a time of reflection’
Andrew Glester reviews Not Necessarily Rocket Science: a Beginner’s Guide to Life in the Space Age by Kellie Gerardi
Read article: Aspiring astronaut and Space Age ambassador
Robert P Crease talks to the driving force behind our understanding of protein structures
Read article: Helen Berman: the crystallographer who pioneered the Protein Data Bank
Masatoshi Koshiba shared the 2002 Nobel prize for the detection of cosmic neutrinos
Read article: Japanese Nobel-prize-winning neutrino pioneer Masatoshi Koshiba dies aged 94
Optics pioneer bags award for his work on nanoscale optics and metamaterials
Read article: Nader Engheta wins Isaac Newton medal and Prize
Belinda Cheeseboro describes how she learned to combat her fears of “not belonging” in physics by understanding what triggers them and taking time to look after her mental health
Read article: Finding a way to belong: impostor syndrome and mental health
Meenu Stephen, a newly qualified medical physicist, describes the difficulties of looking for and starting a new job during lockdown
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘This coronavirus has created an employment crisis across the country’
Priya Saini, a medical physicist at SMS Medical College and Hospitals in Jaipur, describes her efforts to maintain a radiotherapy service in the midst of a pandemic
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘Our physics and dosimetry facilities were vacated for COVID-19 patients’
Jocelyn Bell Burnell says she missed out on a Nobel prize for the discovery of pulsars because she was a student at the time, but did gender play a role?
Read article: Overlooked for the Nobel: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Ashkin shared the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work using light to trap microscopic objects
Read article: Optical tweezer pioneer Arthur Ashkin dies aged 98
