Education and outreach Blog PLANCKS physics quiz – the solutions How did you get on with our fiendish end-of-year quiz? Read article: PLANCKS physics quiz – the solutions
Mathematics and computation Blog The physics of George R R Martin’s Wild Card virus revealed Martin has put his name to a theoretical physics paper Read article: The physics of George R R Martin’s Wild Card virus revealed
Quantum Blog Explore the quantum frontier: all about the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025 Tushna Commissariat rounds up the key activities, talks and events in the IYQ calendar across the UK Read article: Explore the quantum frontier: all about the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025
Policy and funding Blog IOP president Keith Burnett outlines a ‘pivotal’ year ahead for UK physics A failure to support physics and physics-based industries could result in missed opportunities, says Burnett Read article: IOP president Keith Burnett outlines a ‘pivotal’ year ahead for UK physics
Nuclear fusion Blog SMART spherical tokamak produces its first plasma The SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak operates with a 'negative triangularity' configuration Read article: SMART spherical tokamak produces its first plasma
Education and outreach Blog ‘Why do we have to learn this?’ A physics educator’s response to every teacher’s least favourite question Mark Whalley argues that a physics education builds valuable skills, but not for the reasons often given to students Read article: ‘Why do we have to learn this?’ A physics educator’s response to every teacher’s least favourite question
Astronomy and space Blog Astrophysicists reveal huge variation in the shape of exocomet belts A population of 74 planetesimal belts orbiting nearby stars has been studied by researchers Read article: Astrophysicists reveal huge variation in the shape of exocomet belts
Astronomy and space Blog NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope nears completion The mission is expected to be complete next year with a launch by May 2027 Read article: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope nears completion
Everyday science Blog Defying gravity: insights into hula hoop levitation Successful hula hooping requires a gyrating body with a particular slope and curvature Read article: Defying gravity: insights into hula hoop levitation
Everyday science Blog The 10 quirkiest stories from the world of physics in 2024 We revisit the physics of papercuts, a quantum escape room and much more Read article: The 10 quirkiest stories from the world of physics in 2024