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Read article: The power of photonics: from vertical farming to quantum computing
James McKenzie remains enthralled by photonics, which is a critical industry for economic growth
Read article: UK’s Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics bridges the gap between science and commercial research and development
This podcast features three researchers at the Glasgow institute
Read article: Oliver Grimston: from intern to chief of staff at bp
Petrophysicist Oliver Grimston talks about his career at British oil and gas company bp, from its graduate programme to his current role as the firm’s chief of staff in Iraq
Read article: Quantum computing gets down to business
Martijn Boerkamp reports how investments into quantum computing have ballooned in the past year, bringing huge expectations for the sector
Read article: Magnets, magnets, magnets: we’ll need lots of them for a green economy
James McKenzie realizes that we’re going to need lots of magnets if we want to turn the economy green
Read article: Could this revolutionary plane turn air travel green?
The airline industry is emerging from COVID-19 with progress on de-carbonizing air travel, as James McKenzie discovers
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
