Medical physics and biotechnology: highlights of 2021
Photon-counting CT, dissolvable pacemakers, FLASH radiotherapy and more
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The ten-billion-dollar gamble: How the JWST shields itself from the Sun
Unfurling the James Webb Space Telescope’s tennis-court-sized sunshield will be one of the mission’s most nail-biting moments, writes Keith Cooper
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The ten-billion-dollar gamble: The JWST’s magnificent mirrors
How do you fit a 6.5-metre mirror into a rocket fairing just 4.57 metres wide? Very carefully, explains Keith Cooper
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Entangling a live tardigrade, radiation warning on anti-5G accessories
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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The ten-billion-dollar gamble: What the JWST will do (and why it’s taken so long)
With the long-awaited launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just days away, Keith Cooper explores the mission’s troubled history and exciting future
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Sleeping bag for outer space, song for Nobel winners, latest Brian Cox spoof
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Physics points the way to COVID-safe singing
Specialist face masks and better ventilation could help prevent choral super-spreading events with minimal effect on sound quality
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How physics can help COVID-proof everyday life
Fluid dynamics experts weigh in on masks, ventilation and other measures to stop airborne viruses
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Focused sound knocks over LEGO figures, tracking snow using infrared light
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Quantum 2.0 technology: the revolution starts in the December 2021 edition of Physics World
Explore the commercialization of quantum 2.0 in the new special issue of your favourite magazine
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