The early history of laser cooling is a tale of three Nobel prizes and plenty of hard work, as Chad Orzel reveals
Read article: Cold: how physicists learned to manipulate and move particles with laser cooling
Dive into the depths of a volcano or spin into a cyclone as physicists tune into natural disasters using muon tomography
Read article: Earth, wind and water: how cosmic muons are helping to study volcanoes, cyclones and more
Treesearch partners with large-scale research facilities like the MAX IV synchrotron to realize sustainable products based on forest materials. Joe McEntee finds out more
Read article: How Treesearch is studying the secrets of forest materials with synchrotron science
Materials scientist Nicola Spaldin talks about her award-winning research and her somewhat circuitous career path
Read article: Engineering world-changing materials: Nicola Spaldin on the importance of curiosity-driven research and what it means to be a physicist
James McKenzie pays tribute to the foresight of Gordon Moore, the founder of Intel who died earlier this year
Read article: Moore’s law: further progress will push hard on the boundaries of physics and economics
Marco Patriarca, Els Heinsalu and David Sánchez explain how physics has spread into the field of linguistics
Read article: The physics of languages
Dennis Sherwood on the creative process and how to grow a good idea
Read article: Creative licence: how to stimulate innovation and generate new ideas
Acoustic specialists at QinetiQ minimize the noise made by ships, submarines and other maritime platforms
Read article: The sound of silence: career opportunities in acoustic science and engineering
Jack Miller looks at the power of “dynamic nuclear polarization” in medicine
Read article: Dynamic nuclear polarization: how a technique from particle physics is transforming medical imaging
New research shows that glaciers harbour a surprisingly large concentration of toxic nuclear materials, which poses risks as the glaciers melt
Read article: Trapped in ice: the surprisingly high levels of artificial radioactive isotopes found in glaciers
