Read article: Scanning the cosmos for signs of alien technology
The idea of scouring the skies for signs of technosignatures from advanced civilizations is gaining momentum, as David Appell discovers
Read article: Proton arc therapy: do we need it; can we deliver it?
Tami Freeman reports on the latest developments with the technique and its potential to improve cancer treatments
Read article: Getting physical with the climate crisis
James Dacey examines four vital challenges where physicists can help the world to decarbonize and adapt to the reality of global warming
Read article: Imaging metabolism in action
Felicia Green and Anna Simmonds unveil the ambitious biological mass spectrometry programme at the Rosalind Franklin Institute
Read article: The enduring mystery of the solar corona
The Sun’s magnetic fields make its corona much hotter than the surface of the star. But how and why is still a mystery, as Philip G Judge explains
Read article: Standing on the shoulders of programmers: the power of free and open-source software
Achintya Rao looks at free and open-source software used in physics research, and its role in the wider open-science movement
Read article: Process innovations benefit battery manufacture
Vacuum specialists are working with production engineers to make lithium-ion battery manufacturing more efficient, as Susan Curtis reports
Read article: Twists, turns, thrills and spills: the physics of rollercoasters
There is much more physics at play than simply gravity and speed when it comes to the thrill of rollercoasters, as Michael Allen discovers
Read article: Top tips for super sandcastles: explore the weird world of sand
What do we really know about the science of sandcastles? Ian Randall grabs his bucket and spade to explore the weird world of sand science
Read article: Holiday hotspots for physicists
The global pandemic has put us all in need of a good break. Juanita Bawagan explores some exciting physics-themed holiday destinations on our planet and beyond
