Read article: A new cosmic dawn: peering across the universe with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
With the James Webb Space Telescope finally launched, Keith Cooper explores the mission’s troubled past, its technological advances and the exciting future of astronomy
Read article: How to prepare for a career in the emerging quantum-technology industry
Laura Hiscott talks to experts who have studied the quantum-tech jobs market about what’s on offer and what skills you’ll need to forge a successful career in this area
Read article: Sensing gravity, the quantum way
Michael Allen explains the technology that goes into building a quantum gravity sensor, and its multitude of uses in research and industry
Read article: Setting the scene for a quantum marketplace: where quantum business is up to and how it might unfold
Philip Ball investigates the successes and pitfalls of commercializing quantum information technology
Read article: A valley of opportunities: delving into graphene’s perplexing non-local response
Luis Foà Torres and Sergio O Valenzuela delve into the ongoing mystery of graphene’s perplexing non-local response and the “valley Hall effect”
Read article: Life beyond the Nobel: why physicists love to leave the herd
Many physicists who win a Nobel prize find the freedom it brings lets them carve out new research paths. But often the shift in focus began long before their prize was conferred
Read article: High-spec open-source microscopy for all
Richard Bowman and Julian Stirling of the Bath Open Instrumentation Group describe the lessons learnt in developing a low-cost, laboratory-grade microscope
Read article: How to prepare for the post-pandemic jobs market
Andrew Hirst and Veronica Benson look at how physics students can prepare for careers in the post-pandemic world, and how universities and employers can help them
Read article: CityU physics: undergraduate students prioritize connection and collaboration
City University of Hong Kong’s undergraduate physics programme wants to attract ambitious international students as they take their next step towards a scientific career in research or industry
Read article: Scanning the cosmos for signs of alien technology
The idea of scouring the skies for signs of technosignatures from advanced civilizations is gaining momentum, as David Appell discovers
