Whether it’s at a concert, play or lecture, we love to show our appreciation by clapping our hands. Laura Hiscott finds out how to get the best sound
Read article: The physics of hand clapping: here’s how to do it best
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Read article: Pink Floyd song is recreated from brain activity, sending art to the Moon
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Read article: Connecting Aretha Franklin to the Manhattan project, Barbie and nuclear weapons, how to hear in space
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Read article: HAWC spots highest-energy photons from the Sun, deep colours keep their cool
Oppenheimer is this year's blockbuster movie – but what do Physics World writers make of it?
Read article: Oppenheimer the movie: Physics World writers give their verdict
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Read article: Venus flytrap pulses mapped, sound of twinkling stars, falling cats
Philip Moriarty reveals what happens when the brawn of heavy metal meets the brains of quantum physics
Read article: Shreddinger’s equation: when the uncertainty principle goes up to 12
Widespread scepticism in the physics community and Betteridge’s law of headlines suggest the answer is “no”, but confirmation should be swift either way
Read article: Have scientists in Korea discovered the first room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor?
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Read article: Giant water striders jump differently, the physics of beer-dancing peanuts
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Read article: Impact flashes help protect satellites from space junk, novel uses for ultrasound
