Michael Riordan worries that the glory days of international co-operation in particle physics could be endangered following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Read article: High-energy physics: are the days of international collaboration coming to an end?
Achintya Rao recollects the momentous day 10 years ago when CERN announced it had discovered the Higgs boson
Read article: Discovering the Higgs boson: a day in physics like no other
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
Read article: Gorilla Glass: the unsung hero of the smartphone
Ancient glass is not just of interest to historians and archaeologists – it may also hold the key to understanding the durability of vitrified nuclear waste. Rachel Brazil investiga...
Read article: A glassy solution to nuclear waste
Robert P Crease visits the Corning Museum of Glass in upstate New York, which claims to house the largest collection of glass art and artefacts in the world
Read article: Blown away by the wonders of glass at Corning’s spectacular museum
Glasses are much more mysterious than their crystalline counterparts, yet have a wealth of practical uses, says Jon Cartwright
Read article: Five glassy mysteries we still can’t explain: from metallic glasses to unexpected analogues
Engineering physicist Christine Tremblay on making fibre-optic networks cheaper, smarter and more resilient, and opening the way to send voice, data and video streams at ever-increasi...
Read article: Using physics to fuel fibre-optic innovation
James Dacey describes how the 2022 International Year of Glass will celebrate the universality of this see-through super material
Read article: Glass: a transparent tool for a fairer planet
If primordial black holes exist, could one strike the Earth and if one did, what would happen? Ian Randall investigates
Read article: Concerning primordial black holes
Physicists at QinetiQ are developing systems that combine and control high-energy laser beams to provide a powerful and cost-effective countermeasure against drones and other uncrewed objects
Read article: High-power lasers promise new defence strategy
