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Jon Cartwright weighs up ambitious plans to beam solar power from space to Earth
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Clara Aldegunde goes on an intellectual journey to understand how quantum phenomena may thread together the fabric of space–time, giving rise to our reality
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Anita Chandran explores the remarkable life of Hertha Ayrton – a physicist, mathematician, engineer, inventor and suffragette whose work benefitted the lives of many
Read article: Using Newton’s laws to weed out bogus car-crash claims
Fraudsters try to make money by pretending they've been injured in traffic accidents. But as Michael Hall explains, simple Newtonian physics can reveal which claims are genuine and which are b...
Read article: The unique universe of Satyajit Ray
Andrew Robinson delves into the life and work of the famed Bengali film director, who blended art and science
Read article: A novel window into ‘smart’ glass
From fixing bones to making antibacterial surfaces, Michael Allen investigates glass that has additional functionality and performance
Read article: Helen Edwards: pioneer of Fermilab’s Tevatron
Helen Edwards was a formidable force in the field of accelerator science. Anita Chandran finds out more about her contributions to particle physics
Read article: Lia Merminga: directing the future of Fermilab
Lia Merminga, director of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in the US, on accelerator science, the future of particle physics and being the first woman in her new role
Read article: High-energy physics: are the days of international collaboration coming to an end?
Michael Riordan worries that the glory days of international co-operation in particle physics could be endangered following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Read article: Discovering the Higgs boson: a day in physics like no other
Achintya Rao recollects the momentous day 10 years ago when CERN announced it had discovered the Higgs boson
