Understanding the virus behind COVID-19, studying diamond electronics and living in a zero-carbon world
Read article: Beating COVID-19: the April 2020 issue of Physics World is now out
As a scientist, Charles Curry believes he should help the public understand evidence-based policies for controlling COVID-19
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘Watching a phenomenon of staggering scope unfold in real time, dictated by simple mathematics’
The Physics World team celebrates April Fool’s Day with genuine tales of idiocy from our archives
Read article: Physicists doing stupid things
PhD student Lucy Rowlands is creating an ever-expanding list of experiments to do when she can return to the lab
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘Scientists don’t live in a vacuum’
Bill Atkinson reflects on how closing Trent University has affected his students
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘I learned that my students miss the structure and support that the university provides’
For nanoscience PhD student Haley Harrison, a welcome chance to catch up on writing, analysis and family time coexists uneasily with concerns about health and finances
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘I’m worried about paying for medical treatment’
Joanne O'Meara at the University of Guelph reflects on an expanded job description
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘Welcome to my new role as university professor, housekeeper, cafeteria lady, school teacher…’
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: Physicists riff on an REM classic, new strategy for finding a parking spot
Suman Shrestha, a PhD student at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, admires the centre’s response to the pandemic
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘During challenges, what you focus on matters a lot’
Bonnie Tsim reflects on attending a recent conference in the virtual world
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘connecting in a 3D virtual world’
