Everyday science Blog Researchers cut to the chase on the physics of paper cuts A paper cut “sweet spot” just happens to be close to the thickness of paper in print magazines Read article: Researchers cut to the chase on the physics of paper cuts
Dark matter and energy Blog LUX-ZEPLIN ‘digs deeper’ for dark-matter WIMPs Announcement makes us pine for the Black Hills Read article: LUX-ZEPLIN ‘digs deeper’ for dark-matter WIMPs
Telescopes and space missions Blog Atomic clocks on the Moon could create ‘lunar positioning system’ Lunar time standard would avoid pitfalls of time dilation Read article: Atomic clocks on the Moon could create ‘lunar positioning system’
Particle and nuclear Blog CERN’s Science Gateway picked by Time magazine as one of the ‘world’s greatest places’ to visit The gateway ‘bridges the gap between the general public and the people in lab coats’ Read article: CERN’s Science Gateway picked by Time magazine as one of the ‘world’s greatest places’ to visit
Everyday science Blog Pumping on a half-pipe: physicists model a skateboarding skill Variable pendulum describes how energy is pumped into the system Read article: Pumping on a half-pipe: physicists model a skateboarding skill
Everyday science Blog Rumours spread like nuclear fission, say physicists Neutrons are rumours and people are uranium isotopes in new model Read article: Rumours spread like nuclear fission, say physicists
Astronomy and space Blog Vera C Rubin Observatory’s secondary mirror successfully installed The Vera C Rubin Observatory will conduct a decade-long survey of the southern hemisphere sky when operational in 2025 Read article: Vera C Rubin Observatory’s secondary mirror successfully installed
Particle and nuclear Blog From new physics to sustainability, particle physics looks to the future Katherine Skipper reports on 2024's International Conference on High Energy Physics in Prague Read article: From new physics to sustainability, particle physics looks to the future
People Blog Physicist Rosemary Fowler honoured 75 years after discovering the kaon particle Fowler left academia during her PhD but has now been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol Read article: Physicist Rosemary Fowler honoured 75 years after discovering the kaon particle
Artificial intelligence Blog The eyes have it: how to spot the difference between a deepfake portrait and a real picture How do you spot a deepfake image of a person? The answer might be to look into their eyes. Read article: The eyes have it: how to spot the difference between a deepfake portrait and a real picture