Six physicists in the nuclear energy industry talk about their career paths, and how a background in physics can be used across the sector
Read article: The power of physics: what can a physicist do in the nuclear energy industry?
Honor Powrie pays tribute to the work of materials scientists
Read article: Is materials science the new alchemy for the 21st century?
Gustaf Dalén is nowhere near as famous as his contemporaries, but does that make him undeserving of the prize? Margaret Harris investigates
Read article: Nobel prizes you’ve never heard of: how a Swedish inventor was honoured for a technology that nearly killed him
Gabriel Lippmann received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1908 for a new method of colour photography that was never commercially successful. Margaret Harris finds out why
Read article: Nobel prizes you’ve never heard of: how an obscure version of colour photography beat quantum theory to the most prestigious prize in physics
Stefan Hutzler and Louise Bradley explain how they turned the famous pitch-drop experiment into an outreach activity
Read article: How the slowest experiment in the world became a fast success
Elizabeth Pasatembou and Dimitrie Cielecki discuss their experience of doing science policy engagement during their PhDs
Read article: Bridging the gap between scientists, policy makers and industry to build the quantum ecosystem
Quantum mechanics allows events to occur with indefinite causal order, as Hamish Johnston discovers
Read article: Indefinite causal order: how quantum physics is challenging our understanding of cause and effect
Curiosity, problem-solving and resilience are the key qualities for a career in intelligence
Read article: From ‘rewarding and exciting’ to ‘challenging and overwhelming’: what it means to have a career in intelligence and cyber security
Hamish Johnston talks to Elise Crull, Artur Ekert and Stephanie Simmons about the links between quantum technology and quantum fundamentals
Read article: Why quantum technology is driving quantum fundamentals
Joe McEntee explores the surprising links between solar physics and sports science
Read article: Big data, big wins: how solar astrophysics can be a ‘game-changer’ in sports analytics
