After closing an $8 million investment round this month, Australian start-up Liquid Instruments is making waves – and turning heads – in the precision test and measurement market
Read article: Rewriting the rules of test and measurement
Researchers in the US outline how to address the mismatch between current fabrication capabilities and the requirements for exploiting the impressive electronics properties of 2D materials
Read article: Can 2D materials contribute to consumer electronics?
Experiment is a “milestone” towards seeing the spontaneous emission of Hawking radiation from a lab-based analogue, but questions still remain
Read article: Physicists stimulate Hawking radiation from optical analogue of a black hole
An ambitious academia/industry networking initiative aims to fast-track innovation across the food and drink supply chain, as Joe McEntee reports
Read article: Physics and food: a multidisciplinary melting pot
It takes an interdisciplinary team effort to commercialize research, with scientists, IP professionals and business development experts all part of the mix. Joe McEntee reports
Read article: Journeys in intellectual property
Companies find common ground at the Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre launch to explore new avenues for commercializing graphene and 2D materials
Read article: Taking graphene from wonder material to real-world technologies
Single-molecule experiments are now allowing researchers to start answering critical questions about how living cells function at the fundamental physical level
Read article: Poking and prodding the molecules of life
As devices begin to move out of physics labs and into the marketplace, patent attorney Andrew Fearnside offers a tour of the developing commercial scene
Read article: Mapping the commercial landscape for quantum technologies
Optical spectroscopy technique originally developed for the steel industry now offers fast-track analysis of next-generation device structures
Read article: Fast and precise depth profiler delivers thin-film insights
Attendees at a meeting on gender equality in medical physics took a look at what the profession is getting right and where there's still room for improvement
Read article: Gender equality – how does medical physics shape up?
