Read article: A commercial path to fusion
Alex Creely and Erica Salazar describe how a private company, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, is betting on advanced magnet technologies to make the fusion dream a reality
Read article: Taking a bite out of food waste
How hyperspectral imaging could help solve a trillion-dollar problem in the food industry – and cut carbon emissions, too
Read article: Nanotechnology for quantum computers, industry skills for physics students, technologies that make physics happen
This week’s podcast focuses on the intertwining of physics and industry, and discusses the latest findings in the emerging field of twistronics
Read article: Additive manufacturing makes vacuum systems smaller, lighter and smarter
For quantum technologies to fulfil their promise, the systems that support them need to shrink. Laurence Coles explains how additive manufacturing could make it possible
Read article: Diamonds are a physicist’s best friend
Pascal Gallo, chief executive of LakeDiamond, on his career in quantum physics and crystal growth, and what goes into setting up a successful company
Read article: Money from the Moon
It might sound like a "lunatic" idea, but James McKenzie argues that there are genuine business opportunities in lunar exploration – just not the ones you might expect
Read article: Starts and restarts
Leading a small laser firm through various incarnations has taught Steve Birrell lessons about science, business and the differences between physicists and engineers
Read article: Better blue and green lasers
A superior class of nitride laser is on the cusp of commercialization thanks to the development of novel mirrors and radical current-injection schemes
Read article: The promise of silicon photonics
Scott Jordan outlines how improved optical positioning technologies could help usher in an era when photons, not electrons, are the dominant medium for information transfer within computers a...
Read article: Using light for good
Graeme Malcolm, co-founder of laser firm M Squared, explains how laser technologies enable applications with strong commercial potential and substantial benefits for society
