Read article: Open doors and minds
Open doors and minds
Discover the many, exciting careers that lie ahead for you, with the 2019 Physics World Careers guide
Read article: Open doors and minds
Read article: An unelementary affair: 150 years of the periodic table
An unelementary affair: 150 years of the periodic table
Robert P Crease traces the history of the periodic table, 150 years after Dmitri Mendeleev drew the first version
Read article: Levelling the physics field
Levelling the physics field
The Institute of Physics' Jennifer Dyer looks at initiatives to help improve the careers of women in physics
Read article: Hidden pictures
Hidden pictures
The technique of hyperspectral imaging is helping to uncover paintings hidden beneath artworks, notably Picasso's Mother and Child by the Sea, as Stephen Ornes reports
Read article: Knit and stretch
Knit and stretch
Most physicists don't start their PhDs by watching YouTube videos. But that's what Samuel Poincloux did to begin investigating the physics of knitted fabrics
Read article: The future is flexible
The future is flexible
Thin 2D semiconductors could lead to a new generation of flexible, wearable electronic devices – ideal for military and outdoor applications, as Nicola Townsend and Iddo Amit explain
Read article: Whizz-bang science
Whizz-bang science
Everyone loves a great firework display, especially when it's New Year's Eve. Pierre Thebault explains the physics of fireworks and describes how pryrotechnicians are improving these spectacles
Read article: Collaborative vision takes photonics into the future
Collaborative vision takes photonics into the future
Hugo Thienpont talks to Anna Demming about the importance of collaboration for the continued success of the photonics sector
Read article: The quantum Y2K moment
The quantum Y2K moment
Quantum computers threaten many of the encryption systems that keep online communications secure. Margaret Harris investigates plans to make the Internet "quantum-safe"
Read article: Playing games with quantum computers
Playing games with quantum computers
Want to understand how quantum computers work and what they can do? Try developing games for them, suggests James Wootton
