Anita Chandran explores the remarkable life of Hertha Ayrton – a physicist, mathematician, engineer, inventor and suffragette whose work benefitted the lives of many
Petrophysicist Oliver Grimston talks about his career at British oil and gas company bp, from its graduate programme to his current role as the firm’s chief of staff in Iraq
Fraudsters try to make money by pretending they've been injured in traffic accidents. But as Michael Hall explains, simple Newtonian physics can reveal which claims are genuine and w...
Lia Merminga, director of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in the US, on accelerator science, the future of particle physics and being the first woman in her new role
Michael Riordan worries that the glory days of international co-operation in particle physics could be endangered following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
James McKenzie reflects on the wonders of Gorilla Glass – an invention that protects billions of smartphones, tablets and laptops around the world from unwanted damage