Astronomy and space Blog Astronomers capture spectacular ‘thousand colour’ image of the Sculptor Galaxy The image revealed around 500 planetary nebulae that can be used as distance markers to their host galaxies Read article: Astronomers capture spectacular ‘thousand colour’ image of the Sculptor Galaxy
Education and outreach Blog ‘Can’t get you out of my head’: using earworms to teach physics Physics teacher Kate Urell uses catchy tunes to help her students remember their lessons Read article: ‘Can’t get you out of my head’: using earworms to teach physics
Quantum Blog Yale researcher says levitated spheres could spot neutrinos ‘within months’ David Moore claims his table-top set-up is on the cusp of detecting ghostly particles, reports Matin Durrani Read article: Yale researcher says levitated spheres could spot neutrinos ‘within months’
Materials Blog Helgoland researchers seek microplastics and microfibres in the sea Matin Durrani takes a tour of the Biological Institute Helgoland Read article: Helgoland researchers seek microplastics and microfibres in the sea
Quantum Blog Quantum island: why Helgoland is a great spot for fundamental thinking Matin Durrani explains why delegates at Helgoland 2025 are discussing foundational questions in quantum mechanics Read article: Quantum island: why Helgoland is a great spot for fundamental thinking
Quantum Blog Quartet of Nobel laureates sign Helgoland’s ‘gold book’ Matin Durrani explains the unexpected message left by Anton Zeilinger Read article: Quartet of Nobel laureates sign Helgoland’s ‘gold book’
Quantum Blog Conference marking 100 years of quantum mechanics starts in Hamburg Matin Durrani reports from the first day of the Helgoland 2025 meeting Read article: Conference marking 100 years of quantum mechanics starts in Hamburg
Policy and funding Blog There’s an elephant in the room at the Royal Society – and for once, it’s not (just) Elon Musk A conference on the future of the UK space sector makes stunningly little mention of how proposed cuts to NASA funding might affect it Read article: There’s an elephant in the room at the Royal Society – and for once, it’s not (just) Elon Musk
Metrology Blog The evolution of the metre: How a product of the French Revolution became a mainstay of worldwide scientific collaboration Physics World corresponding editor Isabelle Dumé reports from a Paris symposium celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Metre Convention Read article: The evolution of the metre: How a product of the French Revolution became a mainstay of worldwide scientific collaboration
People Blog Former IOP president Cyril Hilsum celebrates 100th birthday Hilsum is responsible for creating the UK's first semiconductor laser Read article: Former IOP president Cyril Hilsum celebrates 100th birthday
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