Read article: Gorilla Glass: the unsung hero of the smartphone
James McKenzie reflects on the wonders of Gorilla Glass – an invention that protects billions of smartphones, tablets and laptops around the world from unwanted damage
Read article: Using physics to fuel fibre-optic innovation
Engineering physicist Christine Tremblay on making fibre-optic networks cheaper, smarter and more resilient, and opening the way to send voice, data and video streams at ever-increasi...
Read article: The quantum hype cycle, revisited
Will quantum computing really be “bigger than fire”, as a speaker at a recent conference claimed? Margaret Harris examines the evidence
Read article: The International Day of Light: celebrating the power of glass
To celebrate the International Day of Light, James McKenzie reflects on the wonders of optical communications
Read article: Back to business: the American Physical Society’s 2022 March meeting takes place in Chicago
"We're back!": Dan Cooke expresses his delight at the American Physical Society's 2022 March meeting in Chicago
Read article: Sir Martin Wood: the supercool thinker who founded Oxford Instruments
James McKenzie looks back at the remarkable life of the late Sir Martin Wood, who was a pioneer in the commercialization of physics research
Read article: Ask me anything: Martin Weides – ‘I love working in large, international teams; understanding problems and pushing boundaries to shape the future’
Martin Weides is head of the quantum-circuits group at the University of Glasgow and consultant technical director to the firm Oxford Instruments Nanoscience
Read article: Silicon spin qubits manufactured on an industrial scale
Quantum technology trades lab for fab thanks to advanced chip processing methods
Read article: Using physics to patent inventions
Having originally done a PhD in quantum computing, patent attorney Katherine Brown explains why a scientific background is an asset in this area
Read article: The sky is (not) the limit: commercial concerns in space
Margaret Harris reviews The Space Business: From Hotels in Orbit to Mining the Moon – How Private Enterprise is Transforming Space by Andrew May
