History Blog How Charles Wheatstone got to see polarization Restored machine built by Sir Charles Wheatstone reveals the principles of polarized light
Business and innovation Blog Hi-tech giants eschew corporate R&D, says report Start-ups provide crucial link between fundamental science and industry
Everyday science Blog 3D printing food, 'Top 10' lists, teenage nuclear physicists and more Excerpts from the Red Folder
Materials Blog Setting the standard for Brazilian materials science How Inmetro – Brazil's standards lab – benefits from a bunker mentality
Business and innovation Blog Boosting innovation in Brazil Physics World talks to one of the bosses of the main funding agency in the country's second-largest state
Everyday science Blog Why electricity grids fail, what to do if your PhD is stolen, and what is a 'Suris tetron'? Excerpts from the Red Folder
Astronomy and space Blog BOSS uses 164,000 quasars to map expanding universe Most precise measurement made, with only 2% uncertainty
Education and outreach Blog Why axing practicals from science exams is a bad idea Reforms to A-level physics prompt concern
Dark matter and energy Blog A possible dark-matter bubble Source of excess gamma rays at the galactic centre
Everyday science Blog Cakes that are out of this world, what’s on Andre Geim’s iPod and who’s the April fool? Excerpts from the Red Folder