Culture, history and society Blog Why is there no Nobel physics prize for nuclear fission? Lise Meitner should have won a prize in physics for her discovery Read article: Why is there no Nobel physics prize for nuclear fission?
Culture, history and society Blog German hyperinflation, and what it has to do with a Nobel prize Runaway prices almost prevented Otto Stern from doing a seminal quantum experiment Read article: German hyperinflation, and what it has to do with a Nobel prize
Culture, history and society Blog Nobel’s three-winner limit does not reflect modern science The 2013 physics prize for the Higgs boson illustrates a big challenge facing the Nobel committee Read article: Nobel’s three-winner limit does not reflect modern science
Everyday science Blog Watching paint dry, swimming drag, iconic paper centenary Excerpts from the Red Folder Read article: Watching paint dry, swimming drag, iconic paper centenary
Culture, history and society Blog Who will win the Nobel Prize for Physics? Our predictions for 2023 We are keen on condensed matter and optical physics this year, or perhaps quantum Read article: Who will win the Nobel Prize for Physics? Our predictions for 2023
Neutron sources Blog Neutrons and muons: ISIS provides both for a wide range of science Part one of Physics World’s visit to the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Read article: Neutrons and muons: ISIS provides both for a wide range of science
Everyday science Blog Sand that flows uphill, handwritten LEDs Excerpts from the Red Folder Read article: Sand that flows uphill, handwritten LEDs
Everyday science Blog Physics of salt water taffy, young Einstein on the BBC, auction opens for Newton’s trees Excerpts from the Red Folder Read article: Physics of salt water taffy, young Einstein on the BBC, auction opens for Newton’s trees
Everyday science Blog How I realized I could not count Kevin McGuigan relives his time counting pills at a rural clinic in Kenya Read article: How I realized I could not count
Astronomy and space Blog Andromeda galaxy photograph bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize The image – Andromeda, Unexpected – was taken near Nancy, France, and captures a huge plasma arc next to the Andromeda galaxy Read article: Andromeda galaxy photograph bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize