Read article: Solving the proton puzzle
Solving the proton puzzle
Why were physicists wrong about the size of the proton for so long? As Edwin Cartlidge explains, it is about bureaucracy and politics as much as physics
Read article: Solving the proton puzzle
Read article: What does physics look like, and does it matter?
What does physics look like, and does it matter?
Anna Starkey explores how different approaches to visualizing physics can open up the way that society thinks and feels about physics
Read article: It’s topology, naturally
It’s topology, naturally
As Jon Cartwright reports, topological behaviours in fluid dynamics could help us understand the natural world and other complex systems
Read article: The Turing Test 2.0
The Turing Test 2.0
Juanita Bawagan discovers how modern algorithms have transformed our understanding of the “Turing Test” and what it means for artificial intelligence
Read article: Fighting algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence
Fighting algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence
Julianna Photopoulos explores the issues of racial and gender bias in AI – and what physicists can do to recognize and tackle the problem
Read article: Celebrating a century of nuclear isomers
Celebrating a century of nuclear isomers
A century after “nuclear isomers” were discovered, Philip Walker and Zsolt Podolyák explore these long-lived, excited nuclear states
Read article: Sunny superpower: solar cells close in on 50% efficiency
Sunny superpower: solar cells close in on 50% efficiency
Multi-layered solar cells stand on the brink of 50% efficiency, but are more likely to be installed in space than on Earth, as Richard Stevenson explains
Read article: Battling bovine belching: measuring methane emissions from cows
Battling bovine belching: measuring methane emissions from cows
Physicists are developing ways to measure emissions from cattle, reports Michael Allen
Read article: Digging up magnetic clues: archaeology sheds light on magnetic moments of the past
Digging up magnetic clues: archaeology sheds light on magnetic moments of the past
Rachel Brazil explains how magnetic information stored in ancient artefacts reveals the recent history of the Earth’s magnetic field
Read article: Make or break: building soft materials with DNA
Make or break: building soft materials with DNA
Davide Michieletto explains how DNA can be harnessed to create a new generation of “topologically active” materials
