Everyday science Blog Fire ants don’t use the Cheerios effect after all, a bumper year for cicadas Excerpts from the Red Folder Read article: Fire ants don’t use the Cheerios effect after all, a bumper year for cicadas
Everyday science Blog The 10 quirkiest stories from the world of physics in 2023 We revisit a physics-based escape room, the mechanics of bottle flipping and much more Read article: The 10 quirkiest stories from the world of physics in 2023
Culture, history and society Blog The Las Vegas Sphere and its curious link with Isaac Newton How an idea from the late 1700s to honour Isaac Newton has finally been realized in Las Vegas Read article: The Las Vegas Sphere and its curious link with Isaac Newton
Materials Blog Materials physics: highlights of 2023 A demon quasiparticle, a wooden transistor and a fabric inspired by polar bears are on our list Read article: Materials physics: highlights of 2023
Quantum Blog Quantum science and technology: highlights of 2023 A look back at some of the most notable results in a crowded and active field Read article: Quantum science and technology: highlights of 2023
Medical physics Blog Medical physics and biotechnology: highlights of 2023 A selection of healthcare innovations that caught our eye this year Read article: Medical physics and biotechnology: highlights of 2023
Culture, history and society Blog In case you missed it: the 10 most popular physics stories of 2023 What got the physics community excited this year? Find out from our list of the most-read stories on the Physics World website Read article: In case you missed it: the 10 most popular physics stories of 2023
Environment and energy Blog How to avoid collapsing a fruit display, astrophysicists home in on icebergs Excerpts from the Red Folder Read article: How to avoid collapsing a fruit display, astrophysicists home in on icebergs
Scientific enterprise Blog How physics can help deliver the pledges made at the COP28 summit Louis Barson says that the COP28 deal can shine a light on the pivotal role that physics plays in developing and delivering climate solutions Read article: How physics can help deliver the pledges made at the COP28 summit
Everyday science Blog What volcanoes and coffeemaking have in common, the physics of playing the didjeridu Excerpts from the Red Folder Read article: What volcanoes and coffeemaking have in common, the physics of playing the didjeridu