Quantum mechanics Research update Is entanglement always good for quantum computers? Most entangled states are not useful, say physicists
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature …And now for the next 20 years Six leading physicists peek into the future
Vacuum and cryogenics Feature 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: Two decades and counting…
Vacuum and cryogenics Research update US Nobel laureates: vote Obama Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation' Read article: US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Ultrafast science Research update Bush honours US atomic physicist David Wineland wins US National Medal of Science Read article: Bush honours US atomic physicist
Quantum mechanics Research update Entanglement remains a mystery Swiss experiment implies information would have to travel thousands of times faster than light to explain quantum entanglement Read article: Entanglement remains a mystery
Quantum mechanics Research update Laser beams are entangled in space Breakthrough could allow optical measurements to beat the 'diffraction limit' Read article: Laser beams are entangled in space
Soft matter and liquids Research update Superfluids point to the origin of ‘monster’ ocean waves Researchers say wave energy can cascade towards long wavelengths
Quantum optics Feature A quantum renaissance Markus Aspelmeyer and Anton Zeilinger on how technological advances let us readdress fundamental quantum puzzles Read article: A quantum renaissance
Structure and dynamics Research update Willis Lamb: 1913-2008 Nobel laureate’s precise measurements of the hydrogen spectrum laid the foundations for quantum electrodynamics Read article: Willis Lamb: 1913-2008