The Nobel Foundation celebrates its 100th birthday this year. Peter Rodgers looks at how the winners are selected and some of the discoveries that might be recognized this year
Read article: Countdown to the Nobel prize
Optics is widely seen as a key technology for the 21st century
Read article: UK loses ground in optics boom
The phrase "needle in a haystack" is often used to describe CERN
Read article: CERN prepares for the LHC and beyond
Many key advances in the biological sciences have been made possible by physics-based techniques. The future of biomedicine depends on collaboration between the two fields
Most particle physicists agree on the scientific case for a next-generation linear collider. It is just a question of persuading the politicians to foot the bill
What does the public think of radioactive waste?
Will the patents taken out on quantum computers expire before such computers are ever built?
Some researchers remain adamant that cold fusion is real, as David Voss reports
Basic research into the optical, electronic and magnetic properties of organic and molecular materials is thriving, and has led to a new generation of electronic devices and displays
Read article: Molecular materials make their mark
Fundamental breakthroughs in physics are continuing to yield new medical technologies for identifying and treating a range of diseases
