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: The joy of connecting quantum black dots
Joyful Mdhluli describes the joy that a career in physics brings, even after hitting rock bottom during her PhD
Read article: A journey of joy and uncertainty in physics
Joe McEntee explores the multidisciplinary work of the UK’s Centre for Print Research
Read article: A tour of the frontiers of printing
Margaret Harris investigates the options for ditching fossil fuels as a source of domestic heat and electricity
Read article: Home, green home: scientific solutions for cutting carbon and (maybe) saving money
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: Rainer Weiss: 50 years of LIGO and gravitational waves
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
