Art and science Feature Akiko Nakayama: the Japanese artist skilled in fluid mechanics Sidney Perkowitz explores the science behind the work of Japanese painter Akiko Nakayama Read article: Akiko Nakayama: the Japanese artist skilled in fluid mechanics
Topological matter Feature Spot the knot: using AI to untangle the topology of molecules Solving a centuries-old mathematical puzzle could hold the key to understanding the function of many of the molecules of life Read article: Spot the knot: using AI to untangle the topology of molecules
Careers Feature Peering inside the biological nano-universe: Barbora Špačková on unveiling individual molecules moving in real time Barbora Špačková on moving from theoretical to experimental physics and the joy of refining her technology for real-world applications Read article: Peering inside the biological nano-universe: Barbora Špačková on unveiling individual molecules moving in real time
Particle and nuclear Feature Angels & Demons, Tom Hanks and Peter Higgs: how CERN sold its story to the world James Gillies recalls the drama of his time as head of communications at CERN, which turns 70 this year Read article: Angels & Demons, Tom Hanks and Peter Higgs: how CERN sold its story to the world
Careers Feature Laura Tobin: the meteorologist and broadcaster who won’t stop talking about climate change The Good Morning Britain meteorologist says it’s important to be open to opportunity Read article: Laura Tobin: the meteorologist and broadcaster who won’t stop talking about climate change
Soft matter and liquids Feature Could athletes mimic basilisk lizards and turn water-running into an Olympic sport? Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, Nicole Sharp investigates nature’s most extraordinary sprinters Read article: Could athletes mimic basilisk lizards and turn water-running into an Olympic sport?
Medical physics Feature Oculomics: a window to the health of the body Alistair Bounds explains the eye-screening technologies that can help us detect and monitor chronic diseases Read article: Oculomics: a window to the health of the body
Cosmology Feature Dark matter’s secret identity: WIMPs or axions? Keith Cooper explores rival theories, ambitious experiments and the ongoing race to understand why so much of the universe is invisible Read article: Dark matter’s secret identity: WIMPs or axions?
Careers Feature ‘I was always interested in the structure of things’: particle physicist Çiğdem İşsever on the importance of thinking about physics early Particle physicist Çiğdem İşsever on the future of the LHC, going beyond the Higgs boson, and the importance of science education and engagement for children Read article: ‘I was always interested in the structure of things’: particle physicist Çiğdem İşsever on the importance of thinking about physics early
Particle and nuclear Feature Bruno Touschek: the physicist who escaped the Nazi Holocaust to build particle colliders Giulia Pancheri describes the extraordinary life of the physicist Bruno Touschek Read article: Bruno Touschek: the physicist who escaped the Nazi Holocaust to build particle colliders