Our understanding of the universe has advanced immeasurably in the last century, and there seems no end to the wealth of new discoveries as we approach the next millennium
Read article: Astrophysics and cosmology: the golden age
Advances in nanotechnology, information science and molecular biology continue at a rapid rate and are poised to spark a series of industrial revolutions in the next millennium
Read article: Industrial revolutions in the 21st century
What happens when you ask some of the world's leading physicists seven questions about the past, present and future of physics?
Read article: Physics: past, present, future
Quantum mechanics is the most accurate theory we have to describe the world, but there is still much about it that we do not fully understand
Read article: Quantum theory: weird and wonderful
Joseph Rotblat says scientists need to accept responsibility for the human and environmental consequences of their research,.
Read article: The social conscience of scientists
I I Rabi's work on the magnetic properties of nuclei, including the development of nuclear magnetic resonance, and his role as a peace campaigner during the Cold War have had profound and far-reaching...
Read article: Isidor Isaac Rabi: walking the path of God
Physics teaching is being transformed in the UK and the Institute of Physics is leading the way with a forward-looking initiative designed to revitalize the subject and attract more students
Read article: New hope for physics education
Biophysicists are now able to study a whole host of living processes with unprecedented accuracy thanks to a microscope normally associated with surface science
Read article: Single molecules feel the force
There is a long tradition of physicists and physics-based techniques making important contributions to biology and medicine. Harold Varmus argues that this tradition must go on
Read article: The impact of physics on biology and medicine
The exotic quantum phenomenon of Bose–Einstein condensation is the key ingredient in a new type of laser that emits atoms rather than photons, and that promises to revolutionize atom optics
Read article: Atom lasers
