Topological matter Feature It’s topology, naturally As Jon Cartwright reports, topological behaviours in fluid dynamics could help us understand the natural world and other complex systems Read article: It’s topology, naturally
Optics and photonics Feature Mastering the manufacture of microLED displays Trailblazing technologies could banish the bottleneck that comes from picking and placing myriad microLEDs, as Richard Stevenson explains Read article: Mastering the manufacture of microLED displays
Astronomy and space Feature From a light bulb solar system to the cosmological constant: a journey to becoming a cosmologist Luz Ángela García, a cosmology postdoc in Bogotá, Colombia, on her journey into physics and astronomy as a woman from South America Read article: From a light bulb solar system to the cosmological constant: a journey to becoming a cosmologist
Biophysics and bioengineering Feature Combining physics and biology: lasers and machine learning for personalized medicine Nabiha Saklayen, co-founder of Cellino Biotech, on the importance of multidisciplinarity for tackling real-world problems Read article: Combining physics and biology: lasers and machine learning for personalized medicine
Artificial intelligence Feature The Turing Test 2.0 Juanita Bawagan discovers how modern algorithms have transformed our understanding of the “Turing Test” and what it means for artificial intelligence Read article: The Turing Test 2.0
Artificial intelligence Feature Fighting algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence Julianna Photopoulos explores the issues of racial and gender bias in AI – and what physicists can do to recognize and tackle the problem Read article: Fighting algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence
Nuclear physics Feature Celebrating a century of nuclear isomers A century after “nuclear isomers” were discovered, Philip Walker and Zsolt Podolyák explore these long-lived, excited nuclear states Read article: Celebrating a century of nuclear isomers
Solar cells Feature Sunny superpower: solar cells close in on 50% efficiency Multi-layered solar cells stand on the brink of 50% efficiency, but are more likely to be installed in space than on Earth, as Richard Stevenson explains Read article: Sunny superpower: solar cells close in on 50% efficiency
Agriculture Feature Battling bovine belching: measuring methane emissions from cows Physicists are developing ways to measure emissions from cattle, reports Michael Allen Read article: Battling bovine belching: measuring methane emissions from cows
Business and innovation Feature Combining materials science and entrepreneurship to found a spin-off Materials scientist Arnab Basu, head of radiation-detection technology developer Kromek, on spin-offs, COVID-19 and the future Read article: Combining materials science and entrepreneurship to found a spin-off