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Read article: Science flourishes when leading researchers die, Hippocratic oath for scientists, walking on the Moon
How China is forging ahead in lunar exploration and synchrotron science
Read article: The 2019 Physics World Special Report on China is out now
How to ensure your event is more inclusive
Read article: Fifteen tips to make scientific conferences more welcoming for everyone
The September 2019 issue of Physics World is now out in print and digital formats
Read article: The physics of epilepsy, drones to monitor Chernobyl, and the ‘model-independent’ approach to particle physics
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Read article: Chilled drinks calculator, the mathematics of cooking a steak, physics-related screensavers
Milestone as the two halves of NASA’s $8.8bn next-generation telescope are fitted together
Read article: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope assembled for the first time
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Read article: Happy 30th birthday to CERN’s Large Electron–Positron collider, a shed-load of knowledge about the composition of the universe
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Read article: Physics of that triple-double somersault, using Earth’s atmosphere as a giant telescope, reproducing DAMA’s mysterious dark matter signal
A selection of stories from the quirkier side of physics this week
Read article: Water bears on the Moon, tricky maths problem, and an atomic tipple
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Read article: Glaciologist Princess Elsa, fluid dynamics of giant bubbles, and the physics of an ‘epic’ baseball pitch
