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
Roland Harwood on open innovation, how he's helped organizations from Lego to the UN to implement change, and why he believes physics is leading the way in collaboration
Read article: Opening up innovation and change
The University of Liverpool’s synchrocyclotron helped define physics in the 20th century, yet little trace of it remains. Rob Lea looks into the history of this lost machine
Read article: The legacy of Liverpool’s forgotten synchrocyclotron
Working out what aliens might see if they pointed their telescopes at us could help in our quest for finding life on distant Earth-like planets, as James Romero explains
Read article: Seeing the Earth through alien eyes: an extraterrestrial view of our planet
Robert P Crease explains how these little creatures have inspired him to create a university course that should appeal to humanities and science students alike
Read article: Demons to think with: the rebels you mustn’t ignore
Having originally done a PhD in quantum computing, patent attorney Katherine Brown explains why a scientific background is an asset in this area
Read article: Using physics to patent inventions
Lia Li is an award-winning start-up founder bringing optomechanical sensors to consumers
Read article: Lia Li: the physicist unlocking navigation technology
Pedram Roushan, from Google’s Quantum AI team, describes this elusive form of matter – and how it could be simulated on the company’s Sycamore quantum processor
Read article: Time crystals: the search for a new phase of matter
Physicists working on large-scale experiments may have to consider the significant environmental impact of the computer power they require. Michael Allen investigates
Read article: The huge carbon footprint of large-scale computing
Quantum scientist Joanna Zajac spent three years in industry before returning to fundamental research. She advises on how academia and industry differ and deciding which one is right for you
Read article: Industry or academia? How to choose your path
