Top marks awarded to Chinese students
China swept the board at a recent international competition for physics students. Edwin Cartlidge went along to find out more
UK loses ground in optics boom
Optics is widely seen as a key technology for the 21st century
Read article: UK loses ground in optics boom
CERN prepares for the LHC and beyond
The phrase "needle in a haystack" is often used to describe CERN
Read article: CERN prepares for the LHC and beyond
Physics and biology
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
Linear colliders target energy frontier
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
The public enters the nuclear debate
What does the public think of radioactive waste?
Patents, patience and quantum ideas
Will the patents taken out on quantum computers expire before such computers are ever built?
Molecular materials make their mark
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
Whatever happened to cold fusion?
Some researchers remain adamant that cold fusion is real, as David Voss reports
Physics in medicine
Fundamental breakthroughs in physics are continuing to yield new medical technologies for identifying and treating a range of diseases
