Significant sums of government and industry money are being invested in quantum research and development
Read article: Quantum-technology programmes in UK, China and Russia are described by top physicists
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: The physics of lawn sprinklers, the hazy mist of the Standard Model, careers in medical physics
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: AI says engineers are white men in hardhats, the physics of fun, Shaun the Sheep teams up with the European Space Agency
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Read article: Fermilab’s photographer extraordinaire retires, win a trip for two to the LHC, can you spot an encroaching drone?
Physics and film collide in the new issue, with visual effects, science advisers and science blunders – plus interviews with actor Daniel Radcliffe and VFX pioneer Douglas Trumbull
Read article: Physics at the movies – the science behind the scenes: the November 2019 special issue of Physics World is now out
Spiros Michalakis looks at the science behind a major plot point of Avengers: Endgame, from the point of view of Iron Man. Warning: Contains spoilers
Read article: Iron Man talks quantum
The main component of the LUX-ZEPLIN dark-matter detector has lowered into the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota
Read article: US dark-matter detector heads underground
Nicol Caplin delves into the dangers of contaminating pristine environments beyond the Earth
Read article: Anything to declare?
Attending Spain’s second annual Climate Reality Project awards
Read article: Climate influencers recognized in Madrid
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Read article: Whiskey webs identify American spirits, undercompressive shocks give wine its tears
