Read article: Time traders
Time traders
With today's high-speed financial markets, every microsecond counts – but how do traders stay up to speed? Jon Cartwright explains
Read article: Time traders
Read article: Quantum computing in the cloud
Quantum computing in the cloud
Commercially available quantum computing services offer qubits on tap to anyone, not just specialist research teams
Read article: Time examined and time experienced
Time examined and time experienced
Although we are immersed in time, it remains a mysterious concept to us. Sidney Perkowitz discusses how scientists and philosophers alike are seeking a deeper understanding
Read article: Big data, small lab
Big data, small lab
As data-intensive research becomes more widespread, more physicists are grappling with large datasets. Paul Kassebaum describes how one research group met the challenge
Read article: Targeted infection control
Targeted infection control
Medical devices that incorporate hydrogels into silicone rubber could release antibiotics into areas where they are needed most
Read article: Tracking the dangers of air pollution
Tracking the dangers of air pollution
Measurements from Scottish peatland could provide knowledge needed to cut emissions harmful to human health, as Kate Ravilious reports
Read article: More than just teeth
More than just teeth
Materials scientist Michele Barbour explains how the dental community is driving innovation in biomaterials
Read article: The peril of proposals
The peril of proposals
Dalmeet Singh Chawla investigates the complex and crucial grant-funding process, to see if it is time to revamp how academics apply for funding
Read article: The dark-energy deniers
The dark-energy deniers
20 years after discovering that the universe is expanding with increasing speed, scientists still argue about whether dark energy explains it. Keith Cooper explores the debate
Read article: Hunting submarines from the air
Hunting submarines from the air
Aircraft play an important role in searching for submarines in the ocean depths. Jason Furlong and John Ryder describe how physics helps them hunt the unseen enemy
