Carol Davenport on the “hard” and “soft” skill sets that are invaluable when it comes to your employability as a physicist
Read article: 16 key skills and attributes for a successful career in physics
Jon Cartwright weighs up ambitious plans to beam solar power from space to Earth
Read article: Space-based solar power: could beaming sunlight back to Earth meet our energy needs?
Sixth-form student Annabelle Gill discusses a week-long internship at CERN
Read article: From ATLAS to the control room: a high-school student’s week at CERN
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
Read article: Knitting space–time out of quantum entanglement
Anita Chandran explores the remarkable life of Hertha Ayrton – a physicist, mathematician, engineer, inventor and suffragette whose work benefitted the lives of many
Read article: Hertha Ayrton: pioneering inventor and suffragette
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
Read article: Oliver Grimston: from intern to chief of staff at bp
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...
Read article: Using Newton’s laws to weed out bogus car-crash claims
Andrew Robinson delves into the life and work of the famed Bengali film director, who blended art and science
Read article: The unique universe of Satyajit Ray
From fixing bones to making antibacterial surfaces, Michael Allen investigates glass that has additional functionality and performance
Read article: A novel window into ‘smart’ glass
Helen Edwards was a formidable force in the field of accelerator science. Anita Chandran finds out more about her contributions to particle physics
Read article: Helen Edwards: pioneer of Fermilab’s Tevatron
