As quantum computing matures, will decades of engineering give silicon qubits an edge? Fernando Gonzalez-Zalba, Tsung-Yeh Yang and Alessandro Rossi think so
Read article: Manufacturing silicon qubits at scale
Despite recent progress, quantum computers are still at an early stage. So why are companies selling software for them?
Read article: The hard sell of quantum software
James McKenzie reflects on the huge commercial prospects of transmitting data using light
Read article: How big ideas can change the world: the revolutionary potential of LiFi
Biomedical imaging systems and novel engine components received top billing in the 2019 Institute of Physics Business Awards
Read article: Engines and imagers dominate awards for physics-based innovations
Indium, gallium and hafnium are all crucial ingredients in hi-tech devices such as flat-screen TVs and smartphones. Will there be enough of them to meet future demand?
Read article: Endangered elements
James McKenzie runs through the options of how to name your (maybe still hypothetical) physics-based business
Read article: Google, Mitel or LG? The fine art of naming your business
Sadik Hafizovic describes how the company he co-founded, Zurich Instruments, has adapted since entering the quantum-computing market
Read article: Big stuff with little qubits
Gary Green, the chief technology officer at York Instruments, talks to Margaret Harris about starting a company to commercialize a new brain-imaging technology
Read article: Brain waves
As demand for this formerly niche type of semiconductor laser rises, companies making the equipment used in their manufacture need to adapt, says Ajit Paranjpe
Read article: Smartphone market pulls VCSELs into the mainstream
Lessons from billion-dollar businesses that started in somebody's garage
Read article: From humble beginnings
