Read article: How the Stern–Gerlach experiment made physicists believe in quantum mechanics
Hamish Johnston celebrates 100 years of the Stern–Gerlach experiment, which gave credibility to the notion of quantum mechanics
Read article: The joy of connecting quantum black dots
Mark Richards describes how his search for a community of fellow “quantum black dots” led him to found the Blackett Lab Family – the UK’s first national network of Black physi...
Read article: A journey of joy and uncertainty in physics
Joyful Mdhluli describes the joy that a career in physics brings, even after hitting rock bottom during her PhD
Read article: A tour of the frontiers of printing
Joe McEntee explores the multidisciplinary work of the UK’s Centre for Print Research
Read article: Home, green home: scientific solutions for cutting carbon and (maybe) saving money
Margaret Harris investigates the options for ditching fossil fuels as a source of domestic heat and electricity
Read article: Rainer Weiss: 50 years of LIGO and gravitational waves
Nobel-prize-winning physicist Rainer Weiss talks with Sidney Perkowitz about his life and work, including his role in the advent of gravitational-wave astronomy
Read article: 16 key skills and attributes for a successful career in physics
Carol Davenport on the “hard” and “soft” skill sets that are invaluable when it comes to your employability as a physicist
Read article: Space-based solar power: could beaming sunlight back to Earth meet our energy needs?
Jon Cartwright weighs up ambitious plans to beam solar power from space to Earth
Read article: From ATLAS to the control room: a high-school student’s week at CERN
Sixth-form student Annabelle Gill discusses a week-long internship at CERN
Read article: Knitting space–time out of quantum entanglement
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
