Catching a reader’s attention is a fine art when it comes to popular-science books, finds Matin Durrani
Read article: Opening gambits: why first sentences in science are just so hard
Can you identify the popular-physics books from which we've taken these first lines?
Read article: The first-sentence challenge
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: Top tips for safe diving, a water-powered battery and understanding Gaelic with ultrasound
The 3rd International Workshop on Medical Ultrasound Tomography examined all aspects of this emerging imaging modality, including hardware design, image reconstruction and clinical application
Read article: NPL hosts international workshop on medical ultrasound tomography
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: Hot and cold mattress for a better sleep, video referees struggle with offside decisions
Pictures include shots of surface tension, inside a fusion reactor and many more
Read article: Visualizing physics: IUPAP100 photo contest showcases stunning images
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: How some snakes can fly, visualizing aerosols from musical instruments, song celebrates new space telescope images
US president Joe Biden unveiled the JWST's first spectacular "deep field" image today at a White House event
Read article: Here is the first full-colour science image from the James Webb Space Telescope
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: Stunning images of an Antarctic neutrino detector, a pollinating flower and an aurora-bathed turbine feature in science photography contests
Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson and artist Jorge Cham wonder how we can sustain the excitement of 4 July 2012 and what new particles – if any – might be awaiti...
Read article: Keep on keeping on: why we must persevere in our study of the Higgs boson
